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On the date

Friday, August 14, 1936

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The Headlines

ONE DEAD, 9 INJURED IN ELEVATED CRASH ON THIRD AV. LINE; Wooden Car With Passengers Telescopes Into Work Train, Crushing Motorman.

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.

    Wikipedia →

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

32,802 days ago

(89 years, 317 days)