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Thursday, August 6, 1936
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The Headlines
PUP GETS 2 YEARS IN BOY'S DROWNING; Idaho Escapes Death, but Is to Be Shot if Owner Fails to Keep Him at Home. CROWD CHEERS OUTCOME But Brockport Victim's Mother Threatens to Kill the Dog -- Prosecutor Goes 'Soft.' PUP GETS 2 YEARS IN BOY'S DROWNING
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Andy Warhol (1928)
- Alexander Fleming (1881)
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809)
- Lucille Ball (1911)
- Robert Mitchum (1917)
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
32,810 days ago
(89 years, 325 days)