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Saturday, December 12, 1936
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The Headlines
Seaman Swims Icy Seas With a Lifeline, Saving 36 From Ship on Bay of Fundy Rocks
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The beginning of Xi'an incident. As a result, Chiang Kai Shek is captured.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Frank Sinatra (1915)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Edward G. Robinson (1893)
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
32,683 days ago
(89 years, 198 days)