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Saturday, October 15, 1938
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT MOVES TO RUSH EXPANSION OF ARMY AND NAVY; Program Will Be Laid Before Congress Jan. 3--Events of Month Cap a Year's Study STEPS ON BUDGET HELD UP Modernization and Mass Production of Guns, Planes and Munitions Major Purposes Arms Modernization Held Vital ROOSEVELT MOVES TO RUSH DEFENSES Developments Abroad a Big Factor Working on Power Coordination WAR AGITATION TO BERLIN
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- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844)
- Akbar (1542)
- Mikhail Lermontov (1814)
- Michel Foucault (1926)
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931)
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Slang of the decade
General
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Hardboiled
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Swing Era
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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
32,010 days ago
(87 years, 255 days)