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Sunday, August 25, 1935
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The Headlines
Article 7 -- No Title; GIANTS KEEP LEAD AS LEIBER'S DRIVES HELP ROUT CUBS, 9-4 Terrymen Stay a Game Ahead of Cards, Winning With 8-Run Outburst in Second. HANK TIES MAJOR MARK Explodes Two Home Runs in Big Inning -- Ott Connects for 28th of Campaign. HUBBELL SCORES IN BOX Goes In When Wildness Overtakes Parmelee in Third and Gains 19th Victory. PLAY AT FIRST BASE AND BATTING STAR IN GAME AT POLO GROUNDS. GIANTS KEEP LEAD BY DOWNING CUBS
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)
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
33,158 days ago
(90 years, 308 days)