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Monday, February 21, 1938
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The Headlines
TENEMENT BLAZE KILLS 3, INJURES 9; Families Routed in 165th St. Fire, Third in Building Unit in Less Than Two Years DARING RESCUES CUT TOLL Cripple Is Carried to SafetyMan Leaps to Death, Wife Is Killed Shielding Baby Fire Not Incendiary Flames Burst Through Roof TENEMENT BLAZE KILLS 3, INJURES 9
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- Robert Mugabe (1924)
- Harald V (1937)
- W. H. Auden (1907)
- Anaïs Nin (1903)
- Peter III of Russia (1728)
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
32,246 days ago
(88 years, 126 days)