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Tuesday, February 16, 1937
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The Headlines
ACT TO OUST GREEN FROM MINERS' UNION; Policy Leaders in the U. M. W. Authorize Officers to Bring Him to Trial
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Octave Mirbeau (1848)
- Ernst Haeckel (1834)
- Philip Melanchthon (1497)
- Francis Galton (1822)
- Radoje Domanović (1873)
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
32,617 days ago
(89 years, 132 days)