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Thursday, May 21, 1936
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The Headlines
Gomez Takes Cuban Presidency; Urges Trade Preference to U.S.; In First Message to Congress He Backs Amnesty for All Exiles and Restoration of Nation's Credit Abroad -- Provisional Rule Is Terminated by the Inauguration. GOMEZ TAKES OVER CUBAN PRESIDENCY
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Albrecht Dürer (1471)
- Andrei Sakharov (1921)
- Philip II of Spain (1527)
- Willem Einthoven (1860)
- Henri Rousseau (1844)
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
32,888 days ago
(90 years, 38 days)