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Thursday, July 23, 1936
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The Headlines
LEHMAN ACTS AGAIN TO GET PARKER SR.; Urges Hoffman to Reconsider Refusal to Surrender Wendel Kidnapping Suspect. SENDS OPINION BY GEOGHAN Latter Says Jersey Governor Misrepresented Law and Ignored its Mandates. LEHMAN ACTS AGAIN TO GET PARKER SR.
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Haile Selassie (1892)
- Raymond Chandler (1888)
- Pope Clement XI (1649)
- Vera Rubin (1928)
- Gustav Heinemann (1899)
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
32,824 days ago
(89 years, 339 days)