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Saturday, August 25, 1934
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The Headlines
ALDERMEN'S REVOLT THREAT TO TAX BILL; VOTE DELAY SOUGHT; Both Democratic and Fusion Members Turn on Gross Income Levy for Relief. BOW TO WAVE OF PROTEST Many Report Sentiment in Their Districts So Strong They Have No Choice. TALK OF EXODUS GROWS Westchester Cities Make Bids to Concerns That May Seek to Avoid $50,000,000 Levy. ALDERMEN REVOLT ON BUSINESS LEVY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
The must-have
Sorry! (Board Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)
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
33,522 days ago
(91 years, 307 days)