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On the date

Friday, August 28, 1936

From the day

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The Headlines

POPE WORN DOWN BY GRIEF FOR SPAIN; Associates Fear Pontiff, Now in His 80th Year, May Soon Be Unable to Walk.

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • Nazi Germany begins its mass arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses, who are interned in concentration camps.

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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

32,788 days ago

(89 years, 303 days)