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Friday, August 16, 1935
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The Headlines
HOUSE CLEARS WAY TO ACT ON COAL BILL; Rules Committee Votes Special Procedure, Bringing Measure Up Today for Action.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Zachary Taylor (1816)
- Charles Bukowski (1920)
- Menachem Begin (1913)
- Gabriel Lippmann (1845)
- T. E. Lawrence (1888)
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
33,167 days ago
(90 years, 317 days)