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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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The must-have

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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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

32,936 days ago

(90 years, 86 days)