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Tuesday, February 25, 1936

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The Headlines

BRITON OMINOUS IN TALK; Finds Today's Problems Are 'Dreadfully' Like Those Before 1914. BACKS COLLECTIVE PEACE System Must Be So Powerful as to Deter an Aggressor, Says Foreign Secretary. HE BARS 'ENCIRCLEMENT' London Will Have 'No Lot Nor Part in It,' He Declares -- Evasive on Oil Ban. EDEN SAYS BRITAIN MUST BE STRONG

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

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

32,973 days ago

(90 years, 123 days)