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Monday, May 8, 1933

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The Headlines

WARFARE RENEWED IN NORTHERN CHINA; Japanese in Peitaiho, South of Great Wall -- Native Forces Retreating. MONARCHIST AGENT SHOT Gen. Chang Ching-yao, Linked With Restorationists, Is Near Death in Peiping.

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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

33,996 days ago

(93 years, 51 days)