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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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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Jackson Pollock (1912)
- José Martí (1853)
- Colette (1873)
- Henry VII of England (1457)
- Pope Clement IX (1600)
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
34,096 days ago
(93 years, 151 days)