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Saturday, February 22, 1936
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The Headlines
LONDON 'TIN KING' JAILED FOR A YEAR; Two Others Sentenced With Howeson for Part in Big Pepper-Shellac Gamble.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- George Washington (1732)
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)
- Heinrich Hertz (1857)
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857)
- Luis Buñuel (1900)
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
32,976 days ago
(90 years, 126 days)