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Sunday, May 30, 1937

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The Headlines

Rebel Planes Bomb Barcelona; 70 Killed and More Than 100 Hurt; Sleeping Residents Buried in Wreckage. of Apartment Houses--Raiders Dive Low to Machine-Gun Impotent Anti-Aircraft Batteries--Disappear in Direction of Majorca BARCELONA BOMBED BY REBELS, 70 DEAD Planes Declared Italian U. S. May Move Embassy

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

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

32,513 days ago

(89 years, 28 days)