yesterwire.comBack to search

On the date

Wednesday, May 22, 1935

From the day

Memories from that day

No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.

The Headlines

$20,000,000 IS LOST TO PUBLIC IN CRASH OF BOSTON CONCERN; Securities of Railroad Shares and Seaboard Utilities Held Almost Worthless.

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

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

33,252 days ago

(91 years, 37 days)