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Sunday, February 5, 1939
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The Headlines
BILL TO AID TOURIST; Proposal Made to Create Unified Travel Board to Coordinate Work of Agencies BILL TO AID THE U.S. TOURIST
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
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On This Day
Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
- Alan Hodgkin (1914)
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
31,897 days ago
(87 years, 142 days)