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Saturday, August 31, 1935
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The Headlines
WEEKLY PAY SOUGHT ON WPA JOBS HERE; WAGES RAISED 10%; La Guardia Reports Roosevelt in 'Hearty Accord' With Move to Shorten Intervals.
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Montessori (1870)
- Théophile Gautier (1811)
- Commodus (161)
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
- Jahangir (1569)
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
33,152 days ago
(90 years, 302 days)