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Monday, October 11, 1937
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The Headlines
RIVAL PARTIES HAIL REGISTRATION RISE AS SIGN OF VICTORY; Chadbourne Sees Huge Sweep for Mayor-Kaplan Claims New Voters for Mahoney
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on 22 October.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
- François Mauriac (1885)
- Bobby Charlton (1937)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
- Roman Jakobson (1896)
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
32,379 days ago
(88 years, 259 days)