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Tuesday, June 23, 1936
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The Headlines
CONVENTION OPENS TODAY; Delegates Unshaken by Smith or the Coughlin-Lemke Opposition. ALL LOOKING TO NEW YORK Tammany Arrives, Led by Dooling, as Interest Centers on Leaders' Disputes Here. MINNESOTA PEACE OFFER Seating of Both Warring Slates With Half-Vote Each May Solve Conflict There. DEMOCRATS MEET WITH LINES INTACT
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Alan Turing (1912)
- Anna Akhmatova (1889)
- Edward VIII (1894)
- Oda Nobunaga (1534)
- Giambattista Vico (1668)
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
32,854 days ago
(90 years, 4 days)