From the day
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Thursday, May 30, 1935
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The Headlines
Normandie Starts Maiden Voyage; Averages 28 Knots at the Outset; Giant French Liner Leaves Havre Amid Stirring Scenes and Heads Across Atlantic After Touching at Southampton -- May Break Records, Inadvertently, on Way Here.
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
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
33,245 days ago
(91 years, 30 days)