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Tuesday, May 4, 1937
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The Headlines
Pulitzer Prize for Novel Won by 'Gone With Wind'; 'You Can't Take It With You,' by Kaufman and Hart, Chosen as Best Play--Brooks's History, Nevins's Biography Named
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Audrey Hepburn (1929)
- Hosni Mubarak (1928)
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825)
- Kakuei Tanaka (1918)
- Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655)
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
32,539 days ago
(89 years, 54 days)