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Sunday, April 5, 1936
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The Headlines
King 'Drops In' at Oxford; Visits His Student Rooms; Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Hobbes (1588)
- Bette Davis (1908)
- Gregory Peck (1916)
- Pope Urban VIII (1568)
- Spencer Tracy (1900)
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
32,933 days ago
(90 years, 83 days)