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On the date
Monday, August 31, 1936
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The Headlines
Giants Top Cubs Twice; Widen Lead to 4 Games
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Montessori (1870)
- Théophile Gautier (1811)
- Commodus (161)
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
- Jahangir (1569)
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
32,785 days ago
(89 years, 300 days)