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Saturday, May 16, 1936
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The Headlines
1,700 Reinforcements Arrive; CHINA PROTESTING ON JAPAN'S TROOPS
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
- William H. Seward (1801)
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
32,893 days ago
(90 years, 43 days)