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Friday, August 23, 1935
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The Headlines
SANCTIONS MEAN WAR, SAY ITALIANS; Warn Britain That Mussolini Is Prepared to Fight Any Who Try to Thwart Him.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Kenneth Arrow (1921)
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
33,160 days ago
(90 years, 310 days)