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Tuesday, June 16, 1936
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The Headlines
Copeland Won't Go to Convention; Says 'New Dealers Don't Need Me'; Would Not Run for Governor Because He Would Have to Make Pro-Roosevelt Speeches, He Says -- Silent on Bolting Party -- Smith Also May Stay Away. COPELAND TO SHUN PARTY CONVENTION
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
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
32,861 days ago
(90 years, 11 days)