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Friday, April 3, 1936
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The Headlines
ANOTHER REPRIEVE HINTED; Hoffman Is Said to Feel Wendel Investigation Is Not Yet Closed. WARDEN TO SEEK ADVICE Grand Jury Adjourns Without Indictment, but Fails to Dispose of Charge. HEARS GOVERNOR, WILENTZ Defendant Retells His Story at All-Day Session -- Handwriting Experts Testify. GRAND JURY DROPS WENDEL INQUIRY
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the infant son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Marlon Brando (1924)
- Helmut Kohl (1930)
- Jane Goodall (1934)
- Washington Irving (1783)
- Doris Day (1922)
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)