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Wednesday, June 17, 1936
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The Headlines
DEMOCRATS TO STAY IN SESSION 5 DAYS; Roosevelt's Nomination Is Advanced to Friday and Garner's to the Next Day. SPEECHES SATURDAY NIGHT Fight by Some Southern Delegates on Ending Two-thirds Rule Is Expected. DEMOCRATS TO STAY IN SESSION 5 DAYS
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
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
32,860 days ago
(90 years, 10 days)