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Saturday, September 17, 1938
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The Headlines
PRAGUE SEES WAR; Mobilization Is Complete With All Troops in Appointed Places SUDETEN PARTY OUTLAWED Reich Forces Closely Encircle Czechoslovakia--Seizure of Hostages Is Protested Information on Parley Cites Other Germans PRAGUE SEES WAR; ARMY ALL READY Ex-Negotiators Remain
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bernhard Riemann (1826)
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857)
- Pope Paul V (1550)
- Anne Bancroft (1931)
- Marquis de Condorcet (1743)
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
32,038 days ago
(87 years, 283 days)