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Wednesday, August 9, 1933
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The Headlines
ITALIAN AIR FLEET ARRIVES AT AZORES IN A 1,400-MILE HOP; Longest Leg of Voyage, From Shoal Harbor, Nfld., Is Flown Without Mishap. BALBO TO PUSH ON TODAY Planes Refueled, Ready for an Early Start So as to Reach Lisbon This Afternoon.
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Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
- Tove Jansson (1914)
- William Alfred Fowler (1911)
- Mário Zagallo (1931)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
FM Radio, Drive-In Theater & Polyethylene.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
33,903 days ago
(92 years, 323 days)