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Sunday, August 23, 1936
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The Headlines
DE SOTO MATERIAL TAKEN FROM SPAIN; Reproductions of Papers on Explorer's Life Are Brought Here by Woman Historian. ORIGINALS FEARED GONE Miss Irene Wright Thinks Some Have Been Lost in the War -- She Discloses New Data. DE SOTO MATERIAL TAKEN FROM SPAIN
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Kenneth Arrow (1921)
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
32,793 days ago
(89 years, 308 days)