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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
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
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
32,902 days ago
(90 years, 52 days)