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Saturday, January 28, 1933

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The Headlines

HOUSE RESTRICTS DRY ENFORCEMENT; Cuts Outlay 10 Per Cent and Bars Wire-Tapping and Buying of Evidence. STOOL-PIGEONS" BANNED Limitations, Termed "Severe Handicap," Are Voted After Debate on Repeal Prospect. HOUSE RESTRICTS DRY ENFORCEMENT

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Stormy Weather

Harold Arlen

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

On This Day

  • The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali Khan and is accepted by Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1933

  • The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,096 days ago

(93 years, 151 days)