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Saturday, July 9, 1938
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The Headlines
ARABS IN PALESTINE BEGIN WIDE STRIKE AS VIOLENCE GROWS; Bomb Kills Four at Gate of Jerusalem--12-Year-Old Girl Held as Thrower SNIPERS HARASS TROOPS Railways and Telephone Lines Damaged--British Marines Enforce Curfew Edicts ARABS IN PALESTINE BEGIN WIDE STRIKE
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You Share a Birthday With
- Donald Rumsfeld (1932)
- Edward Heath (1916)
- Hassan II of Morocco (1929)
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
- Ben Roy Mottelson (1926)
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
32,108 days ago
(87 years, 353 days)