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Thursday, September 22, 1938

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The Headlines

CITY IS HARD HIT; Many Areas Darkened and Tube and Harbor Traffic Halted 8 DIE IN WESTHAMPTON Many Are Reported MissingFloods Threaten Rivers All Over the East Ferry Boat Now Believed Safe Subway is Tied Up EASTERN SEABOARD SWEPT BY STORM Thousands of Trees Felled Passage of Storm Bus Lines Are Retarded Air Lines Finally Halt

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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

32,033 days ago

(87 years, 278 days)