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Thursday, October 15, 1936

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The Headlines

CHICAGO HAILS PRESIDENT; New Deal Was Only Way to Rescue Private Profit, Huge Throng is Told. TALES OF FEAR DENOUNCED 'The Answer Is the Record of What We Have Done,' He Says, and Cites Gains Made. HE IS GREETED BY 400,000 At Stadium Where He Was First Nominated 26,000 Accord Him an Ovation After Parade. PRESIDENT ASSERTS HE SAVED BUSINESS

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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

32,741 days ago

(89 years, 256 days)