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Monday, August 23, 1937
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The Headlines
WAVES SWEEP NINE HALF MILE TO SHORE; Six Men, 3 Women in Life Belts Ride Huge Seas From Boat to Beach at Long Branch
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Kenneth Arrow (1921)
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
32,429 days ago
(88 years, 309 days)