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Thursday, August 30, 1934
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The Headlines
LEHMAN PREDICTS JOB INSURANCE SOON; Governor Urges State Labor Federation to New Drive for Compulsory Law. BACKS BARGE CANAL WORK Legislative Committee Blamed for Federal Limitation -- Meany Is Nominated. LEHMAN PREDICTS JOB INSURANCE SOON
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Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
The must-have
Sorry! (Board Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Ernest Rutherford (1871)
- Warren Buffett (1930)
- Mary Shelley (1797)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
- Jacques-Louis David (1748)
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
33,518 days ago
(91 years, 303 days)