On the date

Thursday, June 7, 1934

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The Headlines

HARRIMAN SWEARS HE KNEW NOTHING OF FALSIFIED SLIPS; Calm and Confident on Stand, He Says He Never Gave Order for Transfer of Stock. LEFT ALL WORK TO AIDES Even After Bank Examiners Came, He Testifies, He Had No Inkling of Situation. HARRIMAN DENIES ALL 17 CHARGES

Best-selling Sheet Music

Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1934

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

33,602 days ago

(92 years, 22 days)