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Sunday, February 19, 1933

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The Headlines

CORBETT,RING IDOL DIES AT AGE OF 66; Ex-Champion Succumbs Here to Cancer -- He Believed He Had Heart Disease. FIRST SCIENTIFIC BOXER His Defeat of Sullivan in 1892 Started New Era -- Also Was Actor and Promoter. CORBETT, RING IDOL, DIES AT AGE OF 66 JAMES J. CORBETT, THE MAN AND THE FIGHTER.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Stormy Weather

Harold Arlen

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

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

34,074 days ago

(93 years, 129 days)