From the day
On the date
Sunday, January 1, 1939
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The Headlines
Fire Traps 20 Men in Indiana Coal Mine; Two of First Eight Rescued Are Dead
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Television Sets (World's Fair), View-Master & Helicopter (Sikorsky).
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
31,932 days ago
(87 years, 177 days)