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On the date

Monday, January 28, 1935

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The Headlines

CUT OF $10,000,000 IN ELECTRIC RATES OFFERED TO CITY; Westchester Also Affected by Program Involving Merger and End of Submetering.

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1935

  • There's no place like home

Tech Check

Kodachrome Film, Radar (Practical) & Monopoly Game.

Cost of Living (1930)

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Gallon of Gas

$0.20

Average Home

$3,900

New Car

$640

Time Elapsed

33,367 days ago

(91 years, 152 days)