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Monday, April 12, 1937
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The Headlines
BELGIAN FASCISTS SWAMPED, POLLING LESS THAN IN 1936; Brussels Casts 275,840 Votes for van Zeeland to 69,242 for Rexist Leader
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Montserrat Caballé (1933)
- Jan Tinbergen (1903)
- Alexander Ostrovsky (1823)
- Christian IV of Denmark (1577)
- Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884)
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
32,561 days ago
(89 years, 76 days)