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Thursday, May 9, 1935
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT REJECTS REQUEST BY HOUSE; Declines to Send Transcript of Press Talk Hitting at Business Chamber.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- J. M. Barrie (1860)
- Howard Carter (1874)
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
- Sophie Scholl (1921)
- Manfred Eigen (1927)
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
33,266 days ago
(91 years, 51 days)