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Wednesday, February 22, 1933
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The Headlines
JOB AID PROGRAMS SPURRED BY LEHMAN; He Calls Mayors to Confer With Him and Legislative Leaders on Friday. ASKS PUBLIC WORKS ACTS In Message He Seeks Passage of Bills to Meet Terms of R.F. C. Loans on Six Projects. JOB AID PROGRAMS SPURRED BY LEHMAN
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- George Washington (1732)
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)
- Heinrich Hertz (1857)
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857)
- Luis Buñuel (1900)
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
34,071 days ago
(93 years, 126 days)