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The New York Times finally began to publish a crossword puzzle on 15 February 1942, spurred on by the idea that the puzzle could be a welcome distraction from the harsh news of World War II. The New York Times 's first puzzle editor was Margaret Petherbridge Farrar , who was editor from 1942 to 1969. [ 36 ]
The onset of the great depression in 1929 undoubtedly had an astronomical effect on the global economy during the latter years of the interwar period. American credit disappeared with the United States stock market crash in October 1929, severely hurting European businesses and causing a drastic rise in unemployment.
Pages in category "1929 in Europe" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
It played a major role in the economic recovery, modernization, and unification of Europe. In three years the ERP gave away $12.4 billion (about 5% of the 1948 American GDP of $270 billion) for modernizing the economic and financial systems and rebuilding the industrial and human capital of war-torn Europe, including Britain, Germany, France ...
The impoverished Jewish families relied on their own local charities, which by 1929 had reached unprecedented proportions, providing services such as religion, education, health and other services to the value of 200 million zlotys a year, [35] thanks in part to Jewish per capita income among the working Jews more than 40% higher than that of ...
Up to this point, the gas giant consistently raked in billions each year; including even £14bn (1.9 trillion roubles) in 2022, during the first year of the war.
A Small Price to Pay: Consumer Culture on the Canadian Home Front, 1939–45 (2013) Broadfoot, Barry. Six War Years 1939-1945: Memories of Canadians at Home and Abroad (1974) Bryce, Robert Broughton (2005). Canada and the cost of World War II. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-2938-0. Chartrand, René; Volstad, Ronald (2001).
Romania. The average cost of living in Romania — at $713 — is 68% less expensive than in the United States. The country ranked 125th in the list of the most expensive countries in the world ...