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Tuesday, December 17, 1935
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The Headlines
RECESS CUT SHORT BY SUPREME COURT; Action Is Taken to Indicate Decisions on AAA, TVA and Bankhead Act Jan. 6.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Douglas DC-3: The twin-engine airliner makes its maiden flight from Santa Monica.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Willard Libby (1908)
- Joseph Henry (1797)
- Émilie du Châtelet (1706)
- Simo Häyhä (1905)
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
33,043 days ago
(90 years, 193 days)