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Wednesday, February 3, 1937
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The Headlines
Mercury Dives to 170 in 60-Mile Gale Here; Cold Grips East as Far South as Georgia
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830)
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
32,629 days ago
(89 years, 144 days)