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Wednesday, December 22, 1937
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The Headlines
French Name St. Quentin as Envoy to U. S.; Veteran Jules Henry Goes to Foreign Office
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
On This Day
The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Giacomo Puccini (1858)
- Jean Racine (1639)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
- Diocletian (244)
- Guru Gobind Singh (1666)
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
32,307 days ago
(88 years, 187 days)