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Tuesday, January 16, 1934
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The Headlines
BILL IS SENT TO CONGRESS; Message Calls for a Permanent Money Policy on Bullion Base. ALL CHANGES IN 10C RANGE Gold and Exchange Operations Will Be Directed by Treasury Department. CONGRESS SPEEDS ACTION Meanwhile RFC Bid Is Raised to $34.45, Putting Dollar at 60 Cents. PRESIDENT ASKS 50-TO-60C DOLLAR
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
The must-have
Sorry! (Board Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- Vittorio Alfieri (1749)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Cat's Eye Road Studs, Telex & Hammond Organ.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
33,743 days ago
(92 years, 163 days)