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Sunday, March 12, 1933

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The Headlines

BANKS OPEN FIRST IN RESERVE CITIES; Both National and State May Do Business Monday if Licensed as Sound. 250 CITIES ON TUESDAY Clearing House Points Then, and All Others Wednesday -- Roosevelt on Radio Tonight. ROOSEVELT ISSUES BANK OPENING PLAN

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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

Time Elapsed

34,053 days ago

(93 years, 108 days)