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Monday, January 23, 1939
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The Headlines
NAZI ORDER ERASES OLD OFFICER CASTE; TIES ARMY TO PARTY; Forces Inactive Men of Higher Ranks Into Reich Warrior League, a Political Unit ON A PAR WITH SOLDIERS Officers Already Indignant at Influx Into Their Corps of Promoted 'Non-Coms' All Put on Equal Footing Class Distinction Ended OLD OFFICER CASTE IS ENDED BY NAZIS Calls Story Troops a "Crucible"
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- David Hilbert (1862)
- Stendhal (1783)
- Édouard Manet (1832)
- Derek Walcott (1930)
- Hideki Yukawa (1907)
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
31,910 days ago
(87 years, 155 days)