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Monday, January 6, 1936
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The Headlines
City Pupils Face Triple Sessions, Heavy Overcrowding Due go Strike; Dr. Campbell Predicts Unprecedented Jam as Result of Electrical Union's Walkout -- Seven New Buildings With 12,000 Seats Will Not Be Available for New Term. STRIKE BLOCKS USE OF 7 NEW SCHOOLS
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Joan of Arc (1412)
- Kahlil Gibran (1883)
- Kim Dae-jung (1924)
- Carl Sandburg (1878)
- Gustave Doré (1832)
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
33,024 days ago
(90 years, 174 days)