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Friday, August 13, 1937
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The Headlines
Japanese Decide to Negotiate; Alarmed by Shanghai Situation; Cabinet in Three-Hour Emergency Session Agrees to Seek Settlement There, Although Premier Asserts 'Right of Self-Defense' May Be Invoked
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Fidel Castro (1926)
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
- Frederick Sanger (1918)
- Karl Liebknecht (1871)
- John Logie Baird (1888)
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
32,438 days ago
(88 years, 318 days)