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Friday, October 20, 1933
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The Headlines
MAYOR HEADS 'SHOW' AT TIMES SQ. RALLY; 10,000 in Broadway Hear Him Defend Record From Stage on Theatre Marquee. AUDIENCE CLOGS TRAFFIC Floodlights, Amplifiers and Vaudeville Help Emphasize Tammany Pleas. MAYOR HEADS SHOW AT TIMES SQ. RALLY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
33,831 days ago
(92 years, 251 days)