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Friday, May 8, 1936
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The Headlines
HINDENBURG COVERS HALF OCEAN FLIGHT; IS DUE TOMORROW; Dirigible Touches 80 Miles an Hour as She Speeds 'Like Mad' Toward New York. AIDED BY CLEAR WEATHER Airship Overtakes Normandie -- Graf Zeppelin Is Forced to Fly Over France. THE HINDENBURG FLIES FAR OVER THE OCEAN HINDENBURG FLIES HALF OVER OCEAN
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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
32,900 days ago
(90 years, 50 days)