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Friday, February 24, 1933
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The Headlines
FLOOD OF FAKE BILLS IS TRACED TO RUSSIA; Agents Investigate Report Dr. Burtan, Held as One of Ring, Was a Soviet Agent. HE LOSES REMOVAL FIGHT Commissioner Advises He Be Sent to Chicago for Trial in $100,000 Conspiracy. COUNTERFEIT BILLS TRACED TO RUSSIA
Read in The New York Times →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
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
34,069 days ago
(93 years, 124 days)