From the day
On the date
Sunday, February 5, 1933
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The Headlines
Opera Reorganization on National Basis, With Tour of Country, Now Considered; MAY PUT THE OPERA ON NATIONAL BASIS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
Mutiny on Royal Netherlands Navy warship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
- Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848)
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
34,088 days ago
(93 years, 143 days)