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Wednesday, February 5, 1936
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The Headlines
BRITAIN DEFENDS MORGAN ON LOAN; Statement Denies Permanent Use of Washington War Funds to Pay Bank. ANSWERS OLD ASPERSIONS It Is Offered by Financier at Munitions Hearing -- Secret Pacts Issue Up Anew. BRITAIN DEFENDS MORGAN ON LOAN
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
- Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848)
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
32,994 days ago
(90 years, 144 days)