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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.
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
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- André Breton (1896)
- Élie Ducommun (1833)
- Shivaji (1630)
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
34,074 days ago
(93 years, 129 days)