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Friday, May 17, 1935
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The Headlines
WAGNER LABOR BILL PASSED BY SENATE BY VOTE OF 63 TO 12; Tydings Amendment to 'Prevent Coercion' of Workers Is Defeated, 21 to 50.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
- Odd Hassel (1897)
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
33,257 days ago
(91 years, 42 days)