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Thursday, May 7, 1936
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The Headlines
PARIS ACTS TO CURB THE FLIGHT OF GOLD; It Raises Discount Rate to 6 Per Cent as Billion-Franc Loss in Week Is Indicated. VAST AMOUNTS SENT HERE Reds to Present a 'Soak-Rich' Scheme in French Chamber -- U.S. Ready to Guard Dollar.
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Rabindranath Tagore (1861)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840)
- David Hume (1711)
- Johannes Brahms (1833)
- Josip Broz Tito (1892)
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
32,901 days ago
(90 years, 51 days)