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Thursday, July 6, 1933

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The Headlines

STABILIZING DISTANT HERE; Accord Is Not Likely for Two or Three Years, President Indicates. GOLD WILL BE KEPT HOME Administration Stresses That It Will Not Use the Metal for International Exchange. BLOC'S PLAN IS ASSAILED Roosevelt Says Federal Bank Could Not Speculate in World Currencies. ROOSEVELT SEEKS 1924-1925 PRICES

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Stormy Weather

Harold Arlen

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

On This Day

  • The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.

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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

33,937 days ago

(92 years, 357 days)