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Monday, April 2, 1934
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The Headlines
TIDE OF RECOVERY NOW IRRESISTIBLE, SLOAN DECLARES; Government Can Aid or Retard But Cannot Halt It, He Says in General Motors Report. WARNS OF NRA POLICIES $136,000,000 Gain in Company Sales, Net Profit Up From $164,979 to $83,213,675. SLOAN FINDS TRADE RISES IRRESISTIBLY
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Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
- Émile Zola (1840)
- AD 747 (747)
- 181 (181)
- Giacomo Casanova (1725)
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
33,667 days ago
(92 years, 87 days)