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Wednesday, February 1, 1939
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The Headlines
WEINBERG'S STORY READ TO HINES JURY; Judge Breaks News of Suicide, Admits the Testimony at the First Trial
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Boris Yeltsin (1931)
- Clark Gable (1901)
- John Ford (1894)
- Langston Hughes (1902)
- Emilio Segrè (1905)
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
31,901 days ago
(87 years, 146 days)