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Wednesday, March 29, 1933

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The Headlines

ROOSEVELT SEEKS LAW TO REGULATE NEW SECURITIES; Message With Bill Which He Proposes Will Be Sent to Congress Today. FULL PUBLICITY THE AIM Recommendations for Control of Stock Exchanges Likely to Be Next Step. ALDRICH SEES PRESIDENT Banker Also Confers Wich Roper, Member of Committee Drafting Legislation. ROOSEVELT SEEKS A SECURITIES LAW

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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

34,037 days ago

(93 years, 92 days)