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Wednesday, November 16, 1938

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The Headlines

WILSON TO DEPART FROM REICH TODAY; U. S. Envoy Bids Ribbentrop Farewell-Germans Insist His Trip Is 'Normal' Trip Held "Perfectly Normal" WILSON TO DEPART FROM REICH TODAY Mission House Burned Many Businesses to Be Closed Destruction Angers Goering Bodies Returned to Relatives

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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

31,978 days ago

(87 years, 223 days)