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Thursday, January 16, 1936
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The Headlines
Candles Light Big Hotels and Corner Stores As A.C. and D.C. Become Bywords in City; CANDLES GIVE LIGHT WHEN POWER FAILS
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- Vittorio Alfieri (1749)
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
33,013 days ago
(90 years, 163 days)