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Tuesday, September 15, 1936

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The Headlines

NAZI FLIERS DROP DISGUISE; Appear Openly at Huge Secret Base Swiftly Built at Caceres. CLEAR SKY OF LOYALISTS But Nervousness Behind the Insurgent Lines Compels Franco to Put On Speed. FOREIGN AID IN MADRID, TOO Rebels Fight Way Nearer to the Capital in Battle on the Road to Maqueda. GERMAN AVIATORS TURN TIDE IN SPAIN

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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

32,770 days ago

(89 years, 285 days)