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Thursday, February 2, 1939
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The Headlines
WALKOUT OF 4,000 TIES UP BUILDINGS IN GARMENT AREA; Thousands Unable to Get to Work as Elevators Halt and Heat Is Cut Off PARLEY FIXED FOR TODAY Isaacs Calls Service Men and Owners--Streets Are Orderly With 395 Police on Duty
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You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
- Pope Benedict XIII (1650)
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
31,900 days ago
(87 years, 145 days)