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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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The must-have

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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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

32,828 days ago

(89 years, 343 days)