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Saturday, July 16, 1938
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The Headlines
Freak Storm Sweeps Over Jersey; $200,000 Damage in 30-Mile Area; Ninety-Mile Wind Razes Structures, Uproots Great Trees Seabright and Red Bank Hard Hit-Mercury at 84? on 9th Day of Heat FREAK STORM HITS JERSEY RESORTS Havoc Also in Red Bank Rabbi Drowns at Edgemere DAMAGE CAUSED BY FREAK STORM WHICH HIT NEW JERSEY
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You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Yasuo Fukuda (1936)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
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
32,101 days ago
(87 years, 346 days)