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Friday, December 27, 1935

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The Headlines

10 COLD DUE TODAY; 119 DIE IN NATION; Blizzards Sweep Over Country From Rocky Mountains, Piling Up Huge Drifts. STORMS MISS NEW YORK 2 Here Are Dead of Exposure -- 10,000 Shovelers Set to Work Clearing Streets. 10 COLD DUE TODAY; 119 DIE IN NATION

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1935

  • There's no place like home

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

33,033 days ago

(90 years, 183 days)