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Monday, August 3, 1936
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The Headlines
Says Rebels Dwindle; INSURGENTS CLAIM TOWN NEAR MADRID
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
Wikipedia →A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Tony Bennett (1926)
- Frederick William III of Prussia (1770)
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
32,814 days ago
(89 years, 329 days)