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Wednesday, January 4, 1939
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The Headlines
HIGH COURT BACKS NLRB IN FORD SUIT; Remand by Circuit Tribunal in Reinstatement Case Is Unanimously Upheld
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710)
- Carlos Saura (1932)
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
31,929 days ago
(87 years, 174 days)