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Friday, July 29, 1938
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The Headlines
Freak Storm Halts Subway Line; Lightning Sets Trolley Car Afire; Two Brooklyn Churches Struck, Trees and Poles Blown Down--Cloudburst Floods Streets--88.6[degrees] Heat Near Year's High WIDE DAMAGE DONE BY FREAK STORM
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You Share a Birthday With
- Benito Mussolini (1883)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905)
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900)
- Isidor Rabi (1898)
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
32,088 days ago
(87 years, 333 days)