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Tuesday, September 6, 1938

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The Headlines

NAZI INSURRECTION PUT DOWN IN CHILE AFTER 4-HOUR FIGHT; Artillery and Grenades Used to Dislodge Rebels From Buildings in Santiago DEATH TOLL PUT AT 87 General Ibanez, Presidential Candidate, Is Among Many Who Are Arrested Nazis Hoist White Flats NAZI INSURRECTION PUT DOWN IN CHILE Tanks and Grenades Used State of Siege Declared Shoots Carabineer Dead Borrow from Germans

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The must-have

View-Master

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1938

  • War of the Worlds

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

32,049 days ago

(87 years, 294 days)