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Monday, July 8, 1935
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The Headlines
GO SLOW ON TAXES, VANDENBERG ASKS; Congress Should Recess for a Few Months to Develop Real Program, He Says.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
33,206 days ago
(90 years, 356 days)