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Sunday, December 5, 1937
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The Headlines
BEN RILEY TO ERECT 8 HOUSES NEAR INN; Plans Garden Apartments to Cost $2,500,000 on Tract in West 246th Street
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Walt Disney (1901)
- Martin Van Buren (1782)
- Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927)
- Werner Heisenberg (1901)
- Józef Piłsudski (1867)
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
32,325 days ago
(88 years, 205 days)