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On the date

Saturday, November 7, 1936

From the day

Memories from that day

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The Headlines

PAY RISE TO 600,000 IS LED BY U.S. STEEL; Increase for Half-Million Employes in the Steel Industry Will Be $75,000,000 a Year.

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • Spanish Civil War: The Madrid Defense Council is formed to coordinate the Defense of Madrid against nationalist forces.

    Wikipedia →

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

32,717 days ago

(89 years, 232 days)