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Thursday, April 20, 1933

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The Headlines

ALL MARKETS BOOSTED; Stocks Rise 1 to 9 1/2 and Commodities Spurt as Bonds Move Lower. DOLLAR DROPS ABROAD Value Sinks to 88.54 as the Pound Climbs Highest Since 1931 and Others Rise. MONEY DEALINGS CHAOTIC Up to $4 Bid for Sterling Here -- Control Is Predicted to Check Rise of Dollar. MARKETS BOOSTED BY ACTION ON GOLD

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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

34,014 days ago

(93 years, 69 days)