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Monday, April 27, 1936
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The Headlines
GREATEST BATTLE OF ETHIOPIAN WAR ON AT SASA BANEH; Italian Casualties Are Large as Turkish General Leads the Defending Forces. DRIVE ON CAPITAL STARTS More Troops at Addis Ababa as Leaders Voice Confidence -- Planes Sought in London. GREATEST BATTLE ON AT SASA BANEH
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822)
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759)
- Herbert Spencer (1820)
- Samuel Morse (1791)
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891)
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
32,911 days ago
(90 years, 61 days)