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On the date

Tuesday, September 21, 1937

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The Headlines

TIMES SQ. TRAFFIC HOPELESSLY TIED UP; Scores of impromptu Parades and Pranks of Legion Men Drive Police Frantic

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published for the first time. (September 22 is celebrated by some fans as Hobbit Day, however.)

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1937

  • Oh, the humanity!

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

32,399 days ago

(88 years, 279 days)