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Wednesday, January 12, 1938
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The Headlines
IMPERIAL COUNCIL FIXES JAPAN'S AIM; CHINA LISTS GAINS; Tokyo Is Expected to Reveal Secret Decisions of Leaders in a Few Days
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jack London (1876)
- Swami Vivekananda (1863)
- Edmund Burke (1729)
- Hermann Göring (1893)
- Charles Perrault (1628)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Ballpoint Pen, Xerography & Nylon Bristle Toothbrush.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
32,286 days ago
(88 years, 166 days)