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On the date
Saturday, August 15, 1936
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The Headlines
U.S. DEMANDS SPAIN RELEASE AMERICAN; Phillips Orders Consul to Call for Rescue of J.O. Ambler, Held by Miners. 37 BRITONS ALSO SEIZED Embassy Closing Threatened as Washington Warns Americans From Madrid. U.S. DEMANDS SPAIN RELEASE AMERICAN
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Napoleon (1769)
- Walter Scott (1771)
- Louis de Broglie (1892)
- Sri Aurobindo (1872)
- Gerty Cori (1896)
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
32,801 days ago
(89 years, 316 days)