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Monday, July 20, 1936
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The Headlines
VENEZUELANS SEEK TO OUST OIL FIRMS; Workers Urge Cancellation of Concessions and Local Control of Production. SOLDIERS SENT TO AREAS Labor Agitators Warned the Government Won't Tolerate Molestation of Foreigners. VENEZUELANS SEEK TO OUST OIL FIRMS
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
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
32,828 days ago
(89 years, 343 days)