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Monday, November 21, 1938

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The Headlines

QUEEN MAUD DIES OF HEART ATTACK AFTER OPERATION; Death Comes So Suddenly That King Haakon Is Not Present in London Nursing Home PRINCE OLAF LEAVES OSLO Norway Shocked Since Popular Ruler Had Appeared to Be Resting Comfortably King George Telephones Sympathy for Crown Prince Queen of Norway Dies of Heart Failure; King Not Present in London Nursing Home Premier Expresses Grief Mourning in Denmark Was Popular Queen Frequent Guest in London Son Is Heir to Throne

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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

31,973 days ago

(87 years, 218 days)