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Wednesday, May 6, 1936

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The Headlines

BADOGLIO REACHES GOAL; Leads 30,000 Men Into Capital as Fifty Planes Swarm in Sky. RAISES ITALIAN TRICOLOR Marshal Orders Machine Gun Units to Guard Legations and Troops to Patrol City. FINDS 'MISERABLE SCENE' Forces Start Clean-Up and Take Over Services -- 'New Labor Begins,' Says Chief. BADOGLIO'S ARMY REACHES ITS GOAL

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1936

  • Gone with the wind

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

32,902 days ago

(90 years, 52 days)