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Tuesday, June 1, 1937
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The Headlines
13 MEN OF THE G.A.R. MARCH WITH 20,000 TO HONOR WAR DEAD; 140,000 Cheer Aged Veterans Leading Parade Up Riverside Drive Under Blazing Sun MAYOR HEADS LEGION UNIT 500 Policemen Are on DutyPacifist Fires Shot in Crowd to Show Hatred of War HOLIDAY TRAVEL AT PEAK Thousands Flee the City Seeking Comfort at Shore and Mountair Resorts on Year's Hottest Day Crowds Cheer Aged Men G. A. R. Men Who Marched 20,000 MARCH HERE FOR MEMORIAL DAY Aides to Grand Marshal 15,000 MARCH IN BROOKLYN 10,000 Veterans, 5,000 Members of Patriotic Societies in Parade SEVERAL QUEENS PARADES Total of 40,000 Persons in Line the Various Sections BRONX LINE 2 1/2 MILES LONG 15,000 Parade for 2 Hours Before 250,000 Spectators
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
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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
32,511 days ago
(89 years, 26 days)