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Wednesday, August 26, 1936
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The Headlines
REBEL ARMY GAINS NORTH OF MADRID; One Force of Insurgents 24 Miles From Capital -- They Claim Navalperal Victory. CITIES OF RIGHTISTS RAIDED Government Bombers Attack at Cadiz and 3 Other Centers -- Anti-Cruelty Pact Sought. REBEL ARMY GAINS NORTH OF MADRID
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On This Day
Spanish Civil War: Santander falls to the Nationalists and the Republican Interprovincial Council is dissolved.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Mother Teresa (1910)
- Antoine Lavoisier (1743)
- Guillaume Apollinaire (1880)
- Julio Cortázar (1914)
- Robert Walpole (1676)
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
32,791 days ago
(89 years, 306 days)