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Thursday, July 20, 1933
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The Headlines
STOCK PRICES DROP IN HEAVY TRADING; COMMODITIES DOWN; Break in Alcohol Shares and Wheat Forces Declines of 6 to 25 1/2 Points. PRESIDENT WEIGHS ACTION Thomas Tells Exchanges That Drastic Action Will Follow Any Continued Slump. STOCK PRICES DROP IN HEAVY TRADING
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
Slang
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
33,924 days ago
(92 years, 344 days)