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Monday, January 30, 1939
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The Headlines
BRAZILIANS ON WAY TO PARLEYS HERE; Aranha Group Is Expected to Discuss Plans to Increase United States Trade Stresses Common Interests BRAZILIANS ON WAY TO PARLEYS HERO Issue of External Debt
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On This Day
During a speech in the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler makes a prediction about the end of the Jewish race in Europe if another world war were to occur.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
- Islam Karimov (1938)
- Olof Palme (1927)
- Gene Hackman (1930)
- Boris Spassky (1937)
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
31,903 days ago
(87 years, 148 days)