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Friday, July 8, 1938
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ROOSEVELT STARTS TOUR AFTER CLEAING HIS DESK; ADDS SPEECH IN GEORGIA; NEW DEALERS CALL Group, Senator George Absent, Gets Talk by President on Aug. 11 OHIO, KENTUCKY TODAY ' Politically Diplomatic' Radio Device on Train--Maritime Labor Board Chosen Confers With Georgia Leaders May Talk on Georgian Politics ROOSEVELT ON TOUR ADDS GEORGIA TALK Diplomacy Planned in Kentucky Broadcasts for Major Speeches
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
32,110 days ago
(87 years, 355 days)