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Saturday, January 14, 1939
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The Headlines
RUPPERT DIES AT 71; ILL SINCE APRIL; Owner of Yankees Is Victim of Phlebitis--Babe Ruth Among Last Visitors Ruth Visitor at Home COL. RUPPERT DIES; ILL SINCE APRIL Calls to His Former Star Among Richest in Country Funeral Services Are Set
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On This Day
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
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You Share a Birthday With
- 1949 (1849)
- Albert Schweitzer (1875)
- Yukio Mishima (1925)
- Giulio Andreotti (1919)
- Mehmed VI (1861)
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
31,919 days ago
(87 years, 164 days)