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Wednesday, October 21, 1936
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The Headlines
PARKERS ARRESTED IN WENDEL INQUIRY; Seizure Follows Indictment by Federal Jury in Jersey Under Lindbergh Law. MAXIMUM PENALTY LIFE Both Are Released in High Bail -- Prosecutor Says He Will Ask Speedy Trial. PARKERS ARRESTED IN WENDEL INQUIRY
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Alfred Nobel (1833)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772)
- Ursula K. Le Guin (1929)
- Alphonse de Lamartine (1790)
- Hongwu Emperor (1328)
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
32,734 days ago
(89 years, 249 days)