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Sunday, January 24, 1937
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The Headlines
SKI FESTIVAL TODAY TO HELP A NURSERY; Members of Society Will Go to Skytop in Poconos by Special Sports Train
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Frederick the Great (1712)
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)
- Edith Wharton (1862)
- Ernest Borgnine (1917)
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
32,639 days ago
(89 years, 154 days)