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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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Best-selling Sheet Music

Blue Moon

Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

The must-have

Sorry! (Board Game)

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

33,537 days ago

(91 years, 322 days)