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Sunday, April 30, 1933

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The Headlines

ATTACK ON JUDGE RECALLS ARGUMENTS OF CAMPAIGN; Uprising in Iowa Is Held Proof That Change in Government Would Avert Widespread Violence ATTITUDE OF THE PRESIDENT Episode Should Provide Thought for Those Who Have Been Unable to Understand "Compromises" With Radicalism

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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

34,004 days ago

(93 years, 59 days)