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Wednesday, January 11, 1939
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The Headlines
3 Musicas Plead Guilty; All Promise to Aid Inquiry; New Revelations in Coster Case Expected After Grand Jury Hears Them--Total of McKesson Thefts Put at $11,000,000
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- William James (1842)
- Alexander Hamilton (1755)
- Theodosius I (347)
- Albert Hofmann (1906)
- Jean Chrétien (1934)
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
31,922 days ago
(87 years, 167 days)