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Thursday, January 4, 1934
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The Headlines
2 FAST TRAINS HIT TRUCK, KILLING 2; EXPRESS DERAILED; Pennsylvania Flier Strikes Auto in New Jersey and Another Rams Wreckage. PASSENGERS SHAKEN UP Engineer, Trapped in Cab, Is Killed -- Four Tracks, Including Main Line, Tied Up. 2 FAST TRAINS HIT TRUCK, KILLING TWO
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Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
The must-have
Sorry! (Board Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
- Carlos Saura (1932)
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Cat's Eye Road Studs, Telex & Hammond Organ.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
33,755 days ago
(92 years, 175 days)