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Thursday, August 15, 1935

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The Headlines

BRITISH WILL CITE 1906 PACT TO ITALY; Feel Ban on Interference in Ethiopia Without Consent of Signatories Is Pertinent.

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1935

  • There's no place like home

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

33,167 days ago

(90 years, 317 days)