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Wednesday, September 13, 1933
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The Headlines
REPEALISTS CARRY 3 MORE STATES; SWEEP MARYLAND; Baltimore Is 10 to 1 Against Dry Rule -- All but One County in Landslide. MINNESOTA RUNS 2-1 WET Colorado Gives Larger Margin -- 29 States Now in Line to End Prohibition.
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On This Day
Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Dahl (1916)
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874)
- Claudette Colbert (1903)
- Clara Schumann (1819)
- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830)
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
33,868 days ago
(92 years, 288 days)