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Tuesday, December 12, 1933

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The Headlines

REVENUE IS SUBORDINATED; President Would Thwart Sale of Huge Stocks of Illicit Spirits. END OF EVIL CHIEF AIM $2.60 Rate Is Abandoned as the Government Starts War on High Prices. CONGRESS GETS FREE HAND Expert Predicts Import of 20 Million Gallons in First Year for Blending. ROOSEVELT BARS HIGH LIQUOR TAX

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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

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

33,778 days ago

(92 years, 198 days)