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Monday, February 26, 1934
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The Headlines
3 SEIZED IN BATTLE IN LOBBY OF HOTEL; Shot Is Fired, Guests Flee as One of Two Murder Suspects Fights Policeman for Pistol. NONCHALANT BRIDE TAKEN Brothers Are Linked to Raid and Killings in Needham, Mass., Bank on Feb. 2. FUGITIVES SEIZED AFTER FIGHT IN HOTEL HERE. Times Wide World Photo. 3 SEIZED IN BATTLE IN A HOTEL LOBBY
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Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
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You Share a Birthday With
- Victor Hugo (1802)
- Ariel Sharon (1928)
- Johnny Cash (1932)
- Christopher Marlowe (1564)
- Nadezhda Krupskaya (1861)
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
33,703 days ago
(92 years, 123 days)