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Wednesday, June 23, 1937
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The Headlines
WPA HERE TO DROP 12,000 NEXT WEEK; Thousands to Follow by July 15 in Construction and WhiteCollar Project Cuts
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Alan Turing (1912)
- Anna Akhmatova (1889)
- Edward VIII (1894)
- Martti Ahtisaari (1937)
- Oda Nobunaga (1534)
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
32,489 days ago
(89 years, 4 days)