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Sunday, May 20, 1934
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The Headlines
HARVARD OARSMEN TAKE THREE RACES; Varsity Conquers M.I.T. by 2 1/2 Lengths on Charles -- Columbia Is Third. JAYVEES IN HARD BATTLE Closely Pressed by Union Boat Club -- Crimson Freshmen Score Impressively HARVARD OARSMEN TAKE THREE RACES
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
The must-have
Sorry! (Board Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- James Stewart (1908)
- Eduard Buchner (1860)
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
33,619 days ago
(92 years, 39 days)