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Wednesday, June 26, 1935

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The Headlines

LOUIS KNOCKS OUT CARNERA IN SIXTH; 60,000 SEE FIGHT; Detroit Heavyweight Sensation Stops Former Champion in Yankee Stadium. LOSER FLOORED 3 TIMES Helpless When Referee Stops the Bout, Which Draws a Gate of $375,000. Louis Beats Carnera on Technical Knockout in Sixth Round Before 60,000 THE WINNER AND SCENES DURING FINAL ROUND IN BOUT AT YANKEE STADIUM LAST NIGHT.

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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

33,217 days ago

(91 years, 2 days)