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On the date
Wednesday, January 1, 1936
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The Headlines
Gold Clause Suits Are Rushed As Bondholders Beat 'Deadline'; New Actions Against Government Are Begun in Capital -- Swiss Group Attacks Law as Unconstitutional -- Another Case Involves Effect on Foreign Securities. GOLD CLAUSE SUIT RUSHED AT CAPITAL
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Voice Recorder, Helicopter (Focke-Wulf) & Sunscreen.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
33,029 days ago
(90 years, 179 days)