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Sunday, May 10, 1936
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The Headlines
FINANCIAL MARKETS; Stocks Steady and Higher in Slowest Trading Since June 29; Bonds Dull -- Franc Softens -- Wheat Up.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Fred Astaire (1899)
- Heydar Aliyev (1923)
- Gustav Stresemann (1878)
- Karl Barth (1886)
- Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788)
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
32,898 days ago
(90 years, 48 days)