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Monday, January 16, 1933
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The Headlines
500 POLICE ENABLE COSGRAVE TO TALK; Eject interrupters for Two Hours as He Addresses 50,000 in Dublin. ASKS TREATY ACCEPTANCE Holds It Only Road Toward Irish Unity -- De Valera Is Acclaimed in the West. 500 POLICE ENABLE COSGRAVE TO TALK
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- Vittorio Alfieri (1749)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
FM Radio, Drive-In Theater & Polyethylene.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
34,108 days ago
(93 years, 163 days)