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Sunday, February 2, 1936
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The Headlines
GRIDIRON COACHES VOTE TO SEEK BAN ON 'SLOW WHISTLE'; Rules Group to Present Plea for Six Changes to the National Committee. WOULD AID IDENTIFICATION Double Sets of Numbers Asked for Players -- Kicking Penalty Held Too Severe. COACHES ASK BAN ON 'SLOW WHISTLE'
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
- Pope Benedict XIII (1650)
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
32,996 days ago
(90 years, 146 days)