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On the date

Monday, August 3, 1936

From the day

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.

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  • A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.

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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

32,814 days ago

(89 years, 329 days)