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Friday, June 24, 1938
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The Headlines
ARMY SPEEDS DRIVE TO BAR AIR ATTACK ON ALL OUR COASTS; Mobile Guns Are Chief Factor in New Move to Widen Defenses on Atlantic 34 REGIMENTS PLANNED But Officers Say Equipment, Not Personnel, Is Main Problem Now Faced Craig Warned Congress Big Jump in Units Planned ARMY SPEEDS DRIVE TO BAR AIR ATTACK New Gun Details a Secret Fixed Guns Also Included
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On This Day
Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ambrose Bierce (1842)
- Victor Hess (1883)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
- Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
- Ernesto Sabato (1911)
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
32,123 days ago
(88 years, 3 days)