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Thursday, February 16, 1933
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The Headlines
MRS. ROOSEVELT TAKES NEWS CALMLY; She Telephones Immediately to Husband and Is Relieved to Find Him Unhurt. KEEPS SPEAKING PROGRAM Assured That "He Is Not Even Excited," She Takes Train Later for Ithaca. MRS. ROOSEVELT TAKES NEWS CALMLY
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
- Octave Mirbeau (1848)
- Ernst Haeckel (1834)
- Philip Melanchthon (1497)
- Francis Galton (1822)
- Radoje Domanović (1873)
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
34,077 days ago
(93 years, 132 days)