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Saturday, June 20, 1936

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The Headlines

HOUSE PASSES NEW TAX BILL; SENATE VOTES IN AFTERNOON; PLAN TO ADJOURN TONIGHT; HOUSE VOTES 221 TO 98 Byrd Rallies a Senate Democratic Group in Battle for Time. MEET FAR INTO THE NIGHT Senate Reaches Agreement on Its Test Today Despite Filibusters on Three Sides. COAL BILL IS PUT IN LINE House Passes Government Contract, the Food and Drug and Strike-Breaker Bills. HOUSE ADOPTS THE NEW TAX BILL

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1936

  • Gone with the wind

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

32,857 days ago

(90 years, 7 days)