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Saturday, April 18, 1936
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The Headlines
Battle Is Raging in South Ethiopia As Graziani Opens Drive for Harar; Let-Up in Rains Permits Italians to Strike Through Desert Country -- Heavy Fighting Has Gone On for Several Days -- Bombers Again Visit Addis Ababa.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- David Ricardo (1772)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
- Samuel P. Huntington (1927)
- Ahmed I (1590)
- Gratian (359)
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
32,920 days ago
(90 years, 70 days)