From the day
On the date
Monday, January 9, 1939
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The Headlines
Discussion of Democracy Is Barred by Guatemala
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Pope Gregory XV (1554)
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
31,924 days ago
(87 years, 169 days)