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Friday, August 9, 1935
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The Headlines
UNIONS CALLING OUT 10,000 IN STRIKE AGAINST WPA PAY; JOHNSON SEES 'BITTER FIGHT'; GENERAL'S APPEAL FAILS
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
- Tove Jansson (1914)
- William Alfred Fowler (1911)
- Mário Zagallo (1931)
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
33,173 days ago
(90 years, 323 days)