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Saturday, June 13, 1936
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The Headlines
15 INJURED AS LIFT PLUNGES 8 FLOORS; Elevator in 42d St. Building Shattered After Rebounding on Springs at Bottom. VICTIMS THROWN IN HEAP Nine Women Students in Car -- Operator Says Emergency Brake Failed to Work. 15 INJURED AS LIFT PLUNGES 8 FLOORS
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
- W. B. Yeats (1865)
- John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888)
- Thomas Young (scientist) (1773)
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
32,864 days ago
(90 years, 14 days)