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Tuesday, November 17, 1936
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT GREETS A.F.L. WITH MESSAGE OF HIGH OPTIMISM; He Tells Convention Return of Prosperity Has Restored Hope in All Nation. GREEN CHALLENGES C.I.O. He Calls It Instrument to 'Rip' Labor, but Invites Parley -- Lewis Is Defiant. PRESIDENT GREETS A.F.L. CONVENTION
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
- Bernard Montgomery (1887)
- 0s (9)
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
32,707 days ago
(89 years, 222 days)