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Monday, November 16, 1936

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The Headlines

LEFTISTS BLOW UP BRIDGE; Three Tanks Captured, They Assert, After Crossing River. 100 ARE SLAIN BY BOMBS Missiles Are Rained on City After the Rival Fleets Have Fight With No Casualties. PEOPLE WARNED TO HIDE 20 Rebel Planes Destroyed in Raids Behind Their Lines, the Government Reports.

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

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

32,708 days ago

(89 years, 223 days)