From the day
On the date
Sunday, August 8, 1937
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The Headlines
Entry of I.C.C. Into Western Pacific Case Seen as Impetus to Reorganization Moves
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Paul Dirac (1902)
- Dustin Hoffman (1937)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)
- Ernest Lawrence (1901)
- Roger Penrose (1931)
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
32,443 days ago
(88 years, 323 days)