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Tuesday, December 1, 1936

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The Headlines

BERLIN REASSURES LONDON; Officials Hold Accord With Japan Is Not So Bad as It Appears. HITLER REPORTED UNEASY Entente Is a Break in Foreign Policy Originally Outlined by the Nazi Dictator. ERRORS OF KAISER CITED Former Monarch's Mistake in Alienating British Is Being Duplicated Now, It Is Said. REICH REASSURES BRITISH ON ACCORD

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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

32,693 days ago

(89 years, 208 days)