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Tuesday, December 5, 1933
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The Headlines
ALDERMEN REDUCE CITY'S 1934 BUDGET BY ONLY $3,604,264; Tammany Men Ignore Pleas for Economy and Adopt Total of $551,004,248. $20,934,248 FUNDS NEEDED McAneny Committee Offers Program of New Revenue to Meet This Deficit. $40,547,000 SAVING ASKED Baldwin's Minority Report Urging Job and Pay Cuts Is Rejetced. ALDERMEN REDUCE BUDGET $3,674,264
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On This Day
The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition in the United States.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Walt Disney (1901)
- Martin Van Buren (1782)
- Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927)
- Werner Heisenberg (1901)
- Józef Piłsudski (1867)
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
33,785 days ago
(92 years, 205 days)