MEMORIES

In 1933, A Loaf of Bread Cost 7 Cents

Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes president of the US

Mae West makes her film debut in She Done Him Wrong based on one of her Broadway plays

Franklin Roosevelt begins his “fireside chats”

The 21st Amendment passes, putting an end to Prohibition

FDR declares a bank holiday to stabilize the economy

The chocolate chip cookie is invented

Yoko Ono, Quincy Jones, James Brown, Dom DeLuise, and Michael Dukakis are born

New York Mets win the World Series

Chicago Bears win the NFL championship

New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup

King Kong premieres in New York City