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Sunday, November 8, 1936
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The Headlines
SEC, HEARTENED, PLANS WIDER ROLE; With New Deal Returned, It Maps Further Protection of Investing Public. TO ASK INTERIM REPORTS When Capital Is Revamped -Other Steps to Include Profit-and-Loss Data.
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the three-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alain Delon (1935)
- Bram Stoker (1847)
- Edmond Halley (1656)
- Margaret Mitchell (1900)
- Gottlob Frege (1848)
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
32,717 days ago
(89 years, 232 days)