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Saturday, September 3, 1938
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The Headlines
PRISON HEADS HELD FOR 'HEAT' DEATHS; Coroner's Jury Finds 2 Chiefs and 12 of Holmesburg Staff 'Criminally Responsible'
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936)
- Carl David Anderson (1905)
- Urho Kekkonen (1900)
- Ferdinand Porsche (1875)
- Ryōji Noyori (1938)
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
32,052 days ago
(87 years, 297 days)