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Friday, May 22, 1936

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The Headlines

VAST REARMAMENT PUSHED BY BRITAIN; 400 PLANTS TO AID; Huge Orders Being Placed and Auto Factories Are Drafted to Manufacture Airplanes. BALDWIN WARNS ITALY Bars Meddling in Egypt or Palestine -- Priest's Ouster in Ethiopia Stirs Paris. VAST REARMAMENT PUSHED BY BRITAIN

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1936

  • Gone with the wind

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

32,886 days ago

(90 years, 36 days)