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Thursday, August 2, 1934

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The Headlines

SOCIALIST SUPPORT SOUGHT BY AUSTRIA; Neutrality of the Party in Fight With Nazis to Be Rewarded by Release of Leaders. FOE HANGED IN INNSBRUCK Minor Rebels to Be Held and Put at Hard Labor -- Officials Linked to Putsch. SOCIALIST SUPPORT SOUGHT BY AUSTRIA

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Blue Moon

Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

The must-have

Sorry! (Board Game)

On This Day

  • Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1934

  • It happened one night

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

33,545 days ago

(91 years, 330 days)