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Sunday, June 9, 1935
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The Headlines
RETAIL PURCHASING CONTINUES TO GAIN; Sales Volume in Most Sections Stimulated by Seasonable Weather Conditions.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Peter the Great (1672)
- Bertha von Suttner (1843)
- Eric Hobsbawm (1917)
- George Stephenson (1781)
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640)
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
33,235 days ago
(91 years, 20 days)