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Wednesday, November 25, 1936

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The Headlines

FUMES KILL 5 MEN IN SHIP'S HOLD HERE; Three Overcome by Chemical Ice Are Saved by Policemen Wearing Gas Masks. CRIES BRING RESCUERS Victims Felled as They Go Below Deck of Vessel in Brooklyn to Unload Cargo. FUMES KILL 5 MEN IN SHIP'S HOLD HERE

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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

32,700 days ago

(89 years, 215 days)