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Thursday, December 9, 1937

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The Headlines

300 Chinese Slain on a Peak Ringed by Fires Set by Foe; Machine Guns Mow Down Soldiers Shrinking From Creeping Flames-Battle at Nanking Balks Japanese-Envoys Flee the City Heavy Losses on Both Sides 300 CHINESE SLAIN IN TRAP ON A PEAK Japanese Hold Tangshan Shift Upstream Planned More Japanese Landed Major Assault Beaten Off Truce Negotiations Rumored

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Hardboiled

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Swing Era

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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

32,320 days ago

(88 years, 200 days)