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Wednesday, July 5, 1933
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The Headlines
JULY 4 FESTIVITIES SUBDUED BY COLD; 1,100 INJURED HERE; Independence Day Is Observed in Nation and Abroad With Only 6 Fireworks Deaths. USUAL AUTO JAMS LACKING Patriotic Meetings Held at Tammany Hall, in Parks and Throughout Suburbs. 8 FORTS THUNDER SALUTE Holiday Accidents Kill 144 in the Nation -- Five Persons Drowned In Metropolitan Area. JULY 4 FESTIVITIES SUBDUED BY COLD
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Harold Arlen
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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
33,939 days ago
(92 years, 359 days)