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Thursday, August 8, 1935
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The Headlines
EXPORT BANK BARS CREDITS FOR ITALY; Government Institution Holds Up Applications on Cotton Loans Pending Study.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Paul Dirac (1902)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)
- Ernest Lawrence (1901)
- Roger Penrose (1931)
- Saint Dominic (1170)
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
33,174 days ago
(90 years, 324 days)