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Sunday, March 1, 1936
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The Headlines
ICE SENTINEL GOES ON DUTY; The Coast Guard Begins Its Yearly Patrol of the Atlantic Ship Lanes
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Frédéric Chopin (1810)
- Yitzhak Rabin (1922)
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
- Harry Belafonte (1927)
- David Niven (1910)
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
32,968 days ago
(90 years, 118 days)