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On the date
Sunday, April 19, 1936
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The Headlines
Butner to Panama Command
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The Jaffa riots commence, initiating the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.
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You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Jayne Mansfield (1933)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
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
32,919 days ago
(90 years, 69 days)