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Saturday, May 20, 1933

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The Headlines

80% WAR DEBT CUT PROPOSED IN ITALY; Finance Minister Declares Reduction Is Inevitable in Payments to Us. REPARATION SLASH CITED Report Asks How Nations That Gave Up 90% of Sum Due to Them Can Pay in Full.

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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

33,984 days ago

(93 years, 39 days)