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On the date

Wednesday, June 30, 1937

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The Headlines

BONNET WINS FIGHT FOR FISCAL POWER IN PARIS CHAMBER; Deputies Approve, 380 to 228, Decree Rule Until Aug. 31--Senate Acts Today

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.

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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

32,482 days ago

(88 years, 362 days)