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Sunday, December 18, 1938
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The Headlines
140 SHIPS TO FEIGN WAR ON THIS COAST; 600 Planes Also Will Line Up From Cuba to Brazil in Navy Manoeuvres Next Month Backbone of the Armada "Black" vs. "White" Fleet 140 SHIPS TO FEIGN WAR ON THIS COAST
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You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Stalin (1878)
- Willy Brandt (1913)
- J. J. Thomson (1856)
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863)
- Paul Klee (1879)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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
31,946 days ago
(87 years, 191 days)