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Tuesday, February 26, 1935
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The Headlines
DEMOCRATIC SPLIT OVER RELIEF WAGES WIDENS IN SENATE; Boomerang Is Seen at Capital in Effort to Bring Pressure in President's Behalf.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
Wikipedia →Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom.
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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
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
33,337 days ago
(91 years, 122 days)