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Tuesday, December 22, 1936
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The Headlines
ADVISER TO CHIANG TELLS OF CAPTIVITY; W.H. Donald, After Six Days With Dictator, Reveals He Is Well-Treated by Chang. BUT FOUND GREAT PERILS Says Captor Controls Few of Sian Troops -- Generalissimo Now Becoming Less Tense. ADVISER TO CHIANG TELLS OF CAPTIVITY
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Giacomo Puccini (1858)
- Jean Racine (1639)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
- Diocletian (244)
- Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876)
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
32,673 days ago
(89 years, 188 days)