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Tuesday, May 24, 1938
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STATE ACTIVITIES TAXABLE, SUPREME COURT DECLARES IN PORT, FOOTBALL CASES; LEVY ON PORT AIDES N. Y. Authority Officials' Duties Found Like Those of Private Industry MAGILL SEES `MAJOR' GIAN No Ruling on Bond Income--State University Sports Called 'Business' Expected to Shape Legislation No Action as to Port Bonds COURT UPHOLDS TAX ON STATE ACTIVITY Football Found to Be Business
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You Share a Birthday With
- Queen Victoria (1819)
- Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743)
- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686)
- William Gilbert (physicist) (1544)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Hardboiled
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Swing Era
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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
32,154 days ago
(88 years, 34 days)