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On the date

Friday, May 21, 1937

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The Headlines

158 WARSHIPS BOOM SALUTE TO GEORGE IN SPITHEAD REVIEW; 300 Craft of All Kinds Gather in 20 Square Miles of Water--Million See Pageant

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1937

  • Oh, the humanity!

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

32,522 days ago

(89 years, 37 days)