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On the date
Friday, August 17, 1934
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The Headlines
Hamburg to Greet Hitler as Hero At Key Talk of Campaign Today; Port, Hard Hit by the Results of His Policies, Is Bedecked for a Triumph -- Address Will Be Heard by Radio Throughout Germany in Unrivaled Propaganda Effort. HITLER WILL SPEAK IN HAMBURG TODAY
Read in The New York Times →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
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
33,530 days ago
(91 years, 315 days)