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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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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Albrecht Dürer (1471)
- Andrei Sakharov (1921)
- Philip II of Spain (1527)
- Willem Einthoven (1860)
- Henri Rousseau (1844)
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
32,522 days ago
(89 years, 37 days)