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Thursday, October 29, 1936
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The Headlines
LANDON ROUTE THRONGED; 200,000 in the Streets Between the Station and Hotel. RALLY AT GARDEN TONIGHT State Candidates Will Join Leader on Platform -- Overflow Session Outside. 3,000 HEAR HIM IN NEWARK Candidate Assails Bids for 'Class' Votes as Violation of the American Creed. CROWDS IN STREETS WELCOME LANDON
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Goebbels (1897)
- Franz von Papen (1879)
- Baruj Benacerraf (1920)
- Jean Giraudoux (1882)
- Necmettin Erbakan (1926)
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
32,726 days ago
(89 years, 241 days)