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Tuesday, July 12, 1938
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The Headlines
CHINESE DYNAMITE KIUKIANG BUILDINGS AS FOES PUSH NEAR; Set Fire to Some Properties in Yangtze Port--Destroy Waterfront Structures FOREIGNERS ARE LEAVING Defenders in Region Continue Fighting Near Hukow--Foes Heavily Bomb Canton Japanese East of Lake Aid Pledged to Government CHINESE DYNAMITE PART OF KIUKIANG Carry On 'Scorched Earth' Plan Lake Entrance Defended Japanese Drive in Shansi Full Retreat" Reported Canton Heavily Bombed
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Neruda (1904)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817)
- Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
- Buckminster Fuller (1895)
- Bill Cosby (1937)
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
32,106 days ago
(87 years, 351 days)