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Friday, April 12, 1935
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The Headlines
DUST PALL HANGS OVER HALF NATION; Swirls Into Indiana, Tennessee as Damage Soars by Millions and Health Menace Rises. HUNDREDS FLEEING HOMES All Activity Is Halted in Some Places as New Clouds Hover -- Rains Bring Down Mud. DUST PALL HANGS OVER HALF NATION
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Montserrat Caballé (1933)
- Jan Tinbergen (1903)
- Alexander Ostrovsky (1823)
- Christian IV of Denmark (1577)
- Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884)
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
33,293 days ago
(91 years, 78 days)