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Friday, January 20, 1939
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The Headlines
REBELS CLAIM GAINS AVERAGING 6 MILES; ATTACK AT 6 POINTS; Advance All Along the Catalan Front and Report Being 3 Miles From Igualada LOYALISTS FIGHTING HARD But Enemy Is 31 Miles From Barcelona--Three Insurgent Gunboats Hunt Transports
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You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Buzz Aldrin (1930)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
- Aristotle Onassis (1906)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
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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
31,913 days ago
(87 years, 158 days)