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Tuesday, May 5, 1936
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The Headlines
Emperor on Way to Palestine; RAS NASIBA FLEES; NEGUS ON WARSHIP
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Marx (1818)
- Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
- Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846)
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747)
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921)
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
32,904 days ago
(90 years, 54 days)