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Tuesday, August 31, 1937
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT SIGNS IDLE CENSUS BILL; He Opposed Project, but Measure Leaves Methods of Count to His Discretion
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Montessori (1870)
- Théophile Gautier (1811)
- Commodus (161)
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
- Jahangir (1569)
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
32,420 days ago
(88 years, 300 days)