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Saturday, February 29, 1936
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The Headlines
TOKYO REBELS SURRENDERING AFTER RULER ORDERS FORCE; STRICT CENSORSHIP REVIVED; ALMOST ALL CAPITULATE Submit to Disarmament After Planes Drop Leaflets on Them. HANDFUL IS HOLDING OUT Retains Premier's Residence and Hotel but Is Expected to Yield Speedily. FINANCE POST TO LIBERAL Machida, Leader of Minseito Party, Is Appointed to Succeed Takahashi. REBELS IN TOKYO SURRENDER POSTS
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gioachino Rossini (1792)
- Pope Paul III (1468)
- Morarji Desai (1896)
- Herman Hollerith (1860)
- Michèle Morgan (1920)
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
32,970 days ago
(90 years, 120 days)