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Friday, September 4, 1936

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The Headlines

AUTO, DRIVER DEAD, RUNS WILD IN CROWD; Plows Through 3 Store Fronts at Columbus Circle, Kills One and Injures Three. MANY IN NARROW ESCAPES Crash With Taxi Jams Foot of Owner on Accelerator and the Car Gathers Speed. CAR, DRIVER DEAD, RUNS WILD, KILLS 1

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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

32,781 days ago

(89 years, 296 days)