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Friday, February 5, 1937
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The Headlines
NAZI SALUTE GIVEN TO KING BY ENVOY; Ribbentrop Dismays the Other Diplomats at Reception in Buckingham Palace
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
- Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848)
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
32,628 days ago
(89 years, 143 days)