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Tuesday, February 2, 1937
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The Headlines
BORAH URGES VOTE ON NEW DEAL POWER; Only the People Can Sanction Change to a Strong Central Authority, He Says
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
- Pope Benedict XIII (1650)
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
32,630 days ago
(89 years, 145 days)