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Thursday, April 2, 1936
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The Headlines
VICE LEADER HERE SEIZED IN ARKANSAS; OPENS LEGAL FIGHT; Luciana is Arrested on Bench Warrant at Hot Springs as Dewey Rounds Out Case. 10 INDICTMENTS EXPECTED McCook's Plea for High Bond Ignored in Release, but New Seizure Follows. LUCIANA ARRESTED, FREED ON LOW BAIL
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
- Émile Zola (1840)
- AD 747 (747)
- 181 (181)
- Giacomo Casanova (1725)
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
32,936 days ago
(90 years, 86 days)