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Wednesday, February 15, 1939
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The Headlines
4 MISTRIAL PLEAS BY STRYKER DENIED AS BOLAN TESTIFIES; Dewey's Questioning of Hines Case Witness Brings Heated Protests, All Overruled POLICE AIDES REPUDIATED Ex-Commissioner Asserts They 'Lied' on Shifts--He Never Heard of Schultz Officially
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Galileo Galilei (1564)
- Louis XV (1710)
- Jeremy Bentham (1748)
- Alfred North Whitehead (1861)
- Susan B. Anthony (1820)
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
31,887 days ago
(87 years, 132 days)