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On the date
Saturday, September 2, 1933
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The Headlines
SUDDEN COLLAPSE IN COAL PARLEYS; Counsel for the Operators Holds That Law Bars a Closed-Shop Contract.
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
- Wilhelm Ostwald (1853)
- Frederick Soddy (1877)
- Liliʻuokalani (1838)
- Bill Shankly (1913)
- Arthur Ashkin (1922)
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
33,879 days ago
(92 years, 299 days)