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Friday, April 9, 1937
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The Headlines
Ball Gives $10,000,000 to Charity; Fund Gets His Midamerica Common; Van Sweringen Top Company Stock Goes to Indiana Family's Foundation--Donation Faces Fight by Cleveland Estate--Wheeler to Look Into Control of '$3,000,000,000 Empire'
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Charles Baudelaire (1821)
- Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933)
- Leopold II of Belgium (1835)
- Hugh Hefner (1926)
- Elias Lönnrot (1802)
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
32,564 days ago
(89 years, 79 days)