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Saturday, January 28, 1939
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The Headlines
Britain Gets a New Defensive Chief In Chatfield, Who Built Up Fleet; Change in Ministry Indicates Chamberlain Intends to Put Energy Into Rearmament --Other Shifts Are Expected
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Jackson Pollock (1912)
- José Martí (1853)
- Colette (1873)
- Ismail Kadare (1936)
- Henry VII of England (1457)
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
31,906 days ago
(87 years, 151 days)