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Sunday, February 12, 1939
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The Headlines
CARDINALS EMBARK ON VOYAGE TO ROME; TWO OF THE THREE AMERICAN PRINCES OF THE CHURCH SAIL FOR ROME
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Julian Schwinger (1918)
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
31,890 days ago
(87 years, 135 days)