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Sunday, April 8, 1934
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The Headlines
113 NAVAL VESSELS TO LEAVE PACIFIC; 3,700 Officers and 44,000 Men to Start East Tomorrow -Sham Battle Planned. LONG STAY IN CANAL ZONE Leaving May 5, the Fleet Will Reach New York May 31 for Review by the President. 113 NAVAL VESSELS TO LEAVE PACIFIC
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
The must-have
Sorry! (Board Game)
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
33,661 days ago
(92 years, 81 days)