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Friday, October 8, 1937
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The Headlines
TOKYO CAN'T SHIFT; Even Doubters Will Be Silenced by Fear of Hinting Weakening
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Marina Tsvetaeva (1892)
- Juan Perón (1895)
- Frank Herbert (1920)
- Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883)
- Zog I (1895)
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
32,382 days ago
(88 years, 262 days)