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On the date
Sunday, February 16, 1936
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The Headlines
COLUMBIA DOWNS NAVY FIVE, 40-24; Nash and Casey Pace Victors, Who Roll Up 24-8 Lead in Opening Half. COLUMBIA DOWNS NAVY FIVE, 40-24
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Octave Mirbeau (1848)
- Ernst Haeckel (1834)
- Philip Melanchthon (1497)
- Francis Galton (1822)
- Radoje Domanović (1873)
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
32,982 days ago
(90 years, 132 days)