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Tuesday, July 16, 1935
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The Headlines
COURT RULES PWA CANNOT CONDEMN LAND FOR HOUSING; Cincinnati Federal Appeals Bench Holds Such Action by Government Illegal.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796)
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
33,197 days ago
(90 years, 347 days)