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Friday, August 20, 1937
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The Headlines
LISBON HINTS SOVIET INDUCED CZECH BAN ON ARMS DELIVERY; Asserts Prague Declared Sale Would Violate Spanish NonIntervention Agreement CZECHS AMAZED BY BREAK Fear Germany Instigated It--Say Prior Orders Barred Filling Portuguese One Paper Accuses Russia Prague Greatly Surprised Consulate Stays Open LISBONHINTS SOVIET INDUCED CZECH BAN Russians Accuse Reich Britain Denies Pressure Germans Back Portugal Rome Also Sympathizes REICH CURBS LAND DEALS
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
- Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779)
- Ron Paul (1935)
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
32,431 days ago
(88 years, 311 days)