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Tuesday, August 18, 1936

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The Headlines

FIERCE FIGHTING IN WEST 20,000 Loyalists Engage Rebels in Hand-to-Hand Clashes Near Merida.; FRANCO'S ADVANCE HALTED Government Snipers Endanger His Communications and He Is Still Short of Troops. MASS EXECUTIONS GO ON Victims of Insurgents Rise to 1,500 in Badajoz -- Junction of 2 Armies Not Yet Made.

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

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

32,798 days ago

(89 years, 313 days)