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Friday, September 30, 1938

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The Headlines

ITALIANS SHOUT JOY ON NEWS OFACCORD; Rome's Streets Echo as People Greet Solution--Victory for Dictatorships Is Seen See Victory for Dictatorships ITALIANS SHOUT JOY ON NEWS OF ACCORD

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On This Day

  • The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".

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  • Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.

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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

32,025 days ago

(87 years, 270 days)