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Thursday, June 4, 1936
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The Headlines
SPEAKER J.W. BYRNS DIES FROM STROKE IN HOME AT CAPITAL; Stricken Just After Midnight -- He Became III on Returning Home From Capitol. THEN HAD GONE TO SLEEP Family at Bedside at End -- Delay in Adjournment of Congress Is Expected. SPEARJ.W. BYRNS DIS FROM STHO
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- George III (1738)
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867)
- Karolos Papoulias (1929)
- François Quesnay (1694)
- Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877)
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
32,873 days ago
(90 years, 23 days)