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Friday, April 15, 1938
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The Headlines
WAR ON RECESSION; Spending Drive Linked to Huge Expansion of Bank Credit Base 80 BILLION INCOME GOAL Crisis Demands Quick Action President Says in Message and in His Radio Chat Later Relief Request Looms President Ready to Fight ROOSEVELT STARTS BIG SPENDING DRIVE Explains Recovery Objective To Release Gold Sterilization Fund Predicts Action on Tax Exempts No Reason for Fear, He Says Says Government Must Act Urges Wage and Hours Bill Sees No Concern Over Debt Says Profit Will Pay the Cost
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You Share a Birthday With
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452)
- Leonhard Euler (1707)
- Nikita Khrushchev (1894)
- Kim Il Sung (1912)
- Émile Durkheim (1858)
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
32,194 days ago
(88 years, 74 days)