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Friday, October 16, 1936
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT HOLDS RISE IN YEAR WAGE MUST BE PLANNED; Calls on Auto and Other Manufacturers to 'Do Far More Than They Have Done.'
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- Günter Grass (1927)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
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
32,740 days ago
(89 years, 255 days)