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Monday, May 21, 1934
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The Headlines
Pope Condemns Nazis' Paganism As a German Saint Is Canonized; Tells 5,000 Pilgrims That Life of Humble Capuchin Doorman Is 'Admonition to All Who Have Wandered Far From Truth' and Seek to Restore Pagan Customs.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
The must-have
Sorry! (Board Game)
On This Day
Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Albrecht Dürer (1471)
- Andrei Sakharov (1921)
- Philip II of Spain (1527)
- Willem Einthoven (1860)
- Henri Rousseau (1844)
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
33,618 days ago
(92 years, 38 days)