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Tuesday, September 17, 1935
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The Headlines
British Close Gibraltar Harbor; Plan Naval Base Off East Africa; Island of Mauritius, Safe From Air Attacks, Is Site -- 'Dummy' Fleet Leaves for North Sea Manoeuvres -- Italy Sets Up Mediterranean and Adriatic Commands.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Bernhard Riemann (1826)
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857)
- Pope Paul V (1550)
- Anne Bancroft (1931)
- Marquis de Condorcet (1743)
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
33,134 days ago
(90 years, 284 days)