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Thursday, September 1, 1938
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The Headlines
5TH AVE. HOLD-UP NETS $100,000 GEMS; Thugs Tie 5 Victims in Store on 11 th Floor and Flee in Noon-Day Throng Building Quickly Closed 5TH AVE. HOLD-UP NETS $100,000 GEMS
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You Share a Birthday With
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
- Francis William Aston (1877)
- Rocky Marciano (1923)
- Johann Pachelbel (1653)
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
32,055 days ago
(87 years, 300 days)