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Monday, August 10, 1936
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The Headlines
ARGENTINA FORCES NEW ISSUE ON SPAIN; Warship Sent to Rescue Rebels Protected by Ambassador Under Right of Asylum. CRITICAL INCIDENT IS SEEN Cruiser Has Full Complement of Men, With Munitions, and Food for Four Months. ARGENTINA FORCES NEW ISSUE ON SPAIN
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
- Wolfgang Paul (1913)
- Norma Shearer (1902)
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
32,806 days ago
(89 years, 321 days)