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Wednesday, August 14, 1935
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The Headlines
BONUS ARMY DIGS OLD 'SWIMMIN' HOLE' AS REHABILITATION; Such Is Result of Labors of 265 Veterans Shunted Into Camp Near Blaney, S.C.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Richard R. Ernst (1933)
- René Goscinny (1926)
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
33,168 days ago
(90 years, 318 days)