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Sunday, May 24, 1936
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The Headlines
LONG ISLAND MARKS A BIRTHDAY; A Series of Pageants and Celebrations Starting This Week Will Commemorate Its Settlement Three Centuries Ago LONG ISLAND MARKS A BIRTHDAY
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Queen Victoria (1819)
- Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743)
- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686)
- William Gilbert (physicist) (1544)
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
32,884 days ago
(90 years, 34 days)