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Wednesday, May 5, 1937
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The Headlines
POPE INSISTS REICH LET CHURCH ALONE; Tells Hitler Catholic Press and Schools in Germany Must Not Be Hampered
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Marx (1818)
- Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
- Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846)
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747)
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921)
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
32,538 days ago
(89 years, 53 days)