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Thursday, January 26, 1933
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The Headlines
10% OF N.Y. CENTRAL ACQUIRED BY D. & H.; ' Little Giant' Puts $10,000,000 Into Stock of Trunk Line to Get Strategic Control. LOREE, 74, DIRECTS DEAL Fighting Veteran, Thwarted in 1928, Wins Strong Position in Consolidation Plans. 10% OF N.Y. CENTRAL ACQUIRED BY D. & H.
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
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- Charles XIV John (1763)
- Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715)
- Polykarp Kusch (1911)
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
34,098 days ago
(93 years, 153 days)