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Friday, September 21, 1934
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The Headlines
CURLEY LEADS COLE IN MASSACHUSETTS; CLAIMS HE HAS WON; Ex-Mayor, Ahead in Primary Fight for Governor, Declares Roosevelt Endorsed. WALSH IS RENOMINATED Senator Gets Big Vote -- Bacon Leads Goodwin 2 to 1 in Republican Governorship Race. CURLEY LEADS COLE IN MASSACHUSETTS
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On This Day
A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than 3,000 people.
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You Share a Birthday With
- H. G. Wells (1866)
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
- Leonard Cohen (1934)
- Abdul Hamid II (1842)
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853)
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
33,495 days ago
(91 years, 280 days)