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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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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Napoleon III (1808)
- Joan Miró (1893)
- Harold Lloyd (1893)
- K. Alex Müller (1927)
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
Time Elapsed
34,014 days ago
(93 years, 69 days)