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Tuesday, January 24, 1939
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT URGES BROAD HEALTH PLAN AS NEED OF NATION; Transmits Committee Program for Federal-State Action in Several Fields SEES RELIEF COSTS EASED Disability Insurance Included in Aim--Message Requests 'Study' Toward Legislation
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On This Day
The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frederick the Great (1712)
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)
- Edith Wharton (1862)
- Ernest Borgnine (1917)
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
31,909 days ago
(87 years, 154 days)