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Tuesday, December 8, 1936
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The Headlines
TREASURY OFFERING OVERSOLD 4 TIMES; Cash Allocation of 2 1/2% Bonds Likely to Exceed $700,000,000 Tender.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
- Jean Sibelius (1865)
- Diego Rivera (1886)
- Georges Méliès (1861)
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
32,686 days ago
(89 years, 201 days)