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Friday, December 29, 1933

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The Headlines

TERRA HAILS GAINS OF HULL FOR PEACE; Uruguay's President Asserts He Ended South America's Old Fear of Us. SAYS HE GUIDED PARLEY Paraguay Refuses to Extend the Truce With Bolivia Obtained by Terra. TERRA HAILS GAINS OF HULL FOR PEACE

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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

33,761 days ago

(92 years, 181 days)