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Tuesday, May 26, 1936

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The Headlines

4 DEAD, 12 MISSING AS FLAMES SWEEP 3 JERSEY COUNTIES; Trapped by Own Backfire at Stafford Forge -- Ten Are Burned or Injured. TUCKERTON ENDANGERED Residents Flee Manahawkin -- Ocean, Burlington and Atlantic Areas Hit. 4 DEAD, 12 MISSING IN FOREST FIRES

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.

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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

32,882 days ago

(90 years, 32 days)