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Saturday, February 12, 1938
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The Headlines
AMERICAN SKIPPER BEATEN BY REBELS; Captain of Nantucket Chief Says Jailers in Majorca Used Rubber Hose Daily SHIP, FREED, AT GIBRALTAR Clash at Madrid--Five Towns Bombed--Americans Tell of Fighting at Teruel AMERICAN SKIPPER BEATEN BY REBELS Plan Drive from Teruel Area Troops Clash Outside Madrid American Tells of Fighting
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You Share a Birthday With
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Julian Schwinger (1918)
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
32,255 days ago
(88 years, 135 days)