From the day
On the date
Tuesday, May 26, 1936
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
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
Read in The New York Times →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.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- John Wayne (1907)
- Miles Davis (1926)
- Pope Clement VII (1478)
- Mehmed III (1566)
- János Kádár (1912)
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
32,882 days ago
(90 years, 32 days)