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Friday, January 22, 1937
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The Headlines
SEAMEN HERE VOTE TO CALL OFF STRIKE; 2,000 at Meeting Take Action Conditioned Upon Decision in Other Eastern Ports; PUT FAITH IN LABOR BOARD; Washington Hearings Today --Failing Resources, $10,- 000 Debt Influenced Men
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Lord Byron (1788)
- Francis Bacon (1561)
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
- Antonio Gramsci (1891)
- August Strindberg (1849)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Jet Engine, Walkie-Talkie & Photocopier Concepts.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
32,641 days ago
(89 years, 156 days)