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On the date
Monday, April 6, 1936
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The Headlines
Many Reported Dead in Tornado;; Deaths in Stricken Town May Run Into Hundreds, One Report Says -- Fine Residential Section in Ruins and Fires Threaten Rest of the City -- Fatalities in Two Other States.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
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
32,932 days ago
(90 years, 82 days)