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On the date

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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The must-have

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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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)