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Wednesday, October 7, 1936
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The Headlines
Republicans Map Expenditure of $8,636,000; Two Parties May Use $20,000,000, a Record
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Desmond Tutu (1931)
- Henry A. Wallace (1888)
- Ulrike Meinhof (1934)
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
32,748 days ago
(89 years, 263 days)