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Friday, August 10, 1934
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The Headlines
SPEECH HAILS CONFIDENCE; President at Green Bay Says He Will Forge On to 'End of the Road.' LAW OF THE TOOTH' ENDED People Back Policy and Will Not Let 'Ancient Order' Return, He Asserts. HE ENDORSES LA FOLLETTE On Arrival at Chicago He Gets Tumultuous Reception and Leaves for Washington. ROOSEVELT SAYS NEW DEAL GOES ON
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Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
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You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
- Wolfgang Paul (1913)
- Norma Shearer (1902)
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
33,537 days ago
(91 years, 322 days)