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Thursday, May 23, 1935
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The Headlines
Thugs Get $75,000 in Gems in 5th Av. Raid; Pair Bind Three in Shop and Flee in Crowds
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Hans Frank (1900)
- Otto Lilienthal (1848)
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
33,251 days ago
(91 years, 36 days)