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Saturday, December 26, 1936

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The Headlines

RIFT WITH BRITISH DOUBTED IN BERLIN; Eden's Hint of London Terms for Cooperation Held to Eclipse the Spanish Issue. RUMORS IN PRESS ASSAILED German Spokesman Sees No Basis for Reports of Vital Action by Hitler Soon. RIFT WITH BRITISH DOUBTED IN BERLIN

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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

32,668 days ago

(89 years, 183 days)