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Thursday, April 23, 1936
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The Headlines
PUBLISHERS SCORE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR 'GAGGING' PRESS; Applaud Report to Convention Denouncing 'Inquisition' by the Black Inquiry. WIRE SEIZURES ASSAILED Criminal Prosecutions Urged to Answer Invasions of Newspaper Freedom. PUBLISHERS SCORE SENATE PRESS GAG
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- William Shakespeare (1564)
- Max Planck (1858)
- James Buchanan (1791)
- Halldór Laxness (1902)
- Shirley Temple (1928)
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
32,915 days ago
(90 years, 65 days)