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Tuesday, March 3, 1936

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The Headlines

ITALY GETS CHOICE OF AFRICAN PEACE OR OIL SANCTIONS; MUST REPLY TOMORROW Britain Surprises League by Announcing She Is for Oil Embargo. WASHINGTON'S HELP SEEN France Obtains Delay by Plea for Final Proposal to Italy for Ending the War. ROME BARS GENEVA DEAL Mussolini Firm for Settlement Only With Ethiopia -- Italians Drive Near Lake Tana. League Decides to Seek Peace. ITALY GETS THREAT OF OIL SANCTIONS

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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

32,967 days ago

(90 years, 117 days)