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On the date
Wednesday, March 1, 1933
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The Headlines
CHINESE FIRM AT PASS; Hurl Back Repeated Flanking Attempts in South of Jehol. JAPAN GAINS IN THE NORTH One Column Sweeps Through Towns Near Chihfeng and Another Slips Around Foe. USE OF GAS IS CHARGED Japanese Say 170 Soldiers Have Been Taken to Mukden Suffering From Poison.
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
- Frédéric Chopin (1810)
- Yitzhak Rabin (1922)
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
- Harry Belafonte (1927)
- David Niven (1910)
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
34,065 days ago
(93 years, 120 days)