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Monday, February 10, 1936

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The Headlines

GERMANY INSISTS SHE OWNS COLONIES LOST IN WORLD WAR; Intensifying Propaganda Drive, Berlin Says Others Hold the Lands 'Temporarily.' SCHACHT LEADS CAMPAIGN He Demands Territories That Would Give Raw Materials for German Industries. BRITISH IRE IS AROUSED London Is Inflexibly Opposed to Returning Any of the Former Reich Possessions. GERMANY INSISTS COLONIES ARE HERS

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launch the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1936

  • Gone with the wind

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

32,988 days ago

(90 years, 138 days)