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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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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1938

  • War of the Worlds

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)