From the day
On the date
Monday, January 25, 1937
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The Headlines
OIL FLOOD AFLAME; Cincinnati Fights Worst Menace in History As Tanks Spill
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Virginia Woolf (1882)
- Robert Burns (1759)
- W. Somerset Maugham (1874)
- Robert Boyle (1627)
- Corazon Aquino (1933)
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
32,638 days ago
(89 years, 153 days)