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Monday, August 7, 1933

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The Headlines

ELISHA LEE DIES, VICTIM OF STROKE; Vice President of Pennsylvania Railroad Stricken at 96th Street Near Drive. HAD JUST LEFT TRAIN He Served as Federal Manager of Eastern Lines During the World War. ELISHA LEE DIES; VICTIM OF STROKE!

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Stormy Weather

Harold Arlen

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

On This Day

  • The Kingdom of Iraq slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. This date is recognized as Martyrs Day or National Day of Mourning by the Assyrian community in memory of the Simele massacre.

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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

33,905 days ago

(92 years, 325 days)