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Saturday, July 4, 1936
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The Headlines
LANDON WELCOMES 'HORSE AND BUGGY'; Accepting Plans for Old-Fashioned Ride to Rodeo, He Says This Suits Him. STRIKES CAMPAIGN NOTE Indicates Appeal for 'Old-Time' Americanism -- Kansan Leaves Estes Park Today. LANDON WELCOMES 'HORSE AND BUGGY'
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Calvin Coolidge (1872)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)
- Gina Lollobrigida (1927)
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926)
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
32,843 days ago
(89 years, 358 days)