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Sunday, February 19, 1939
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The Headlines
Golden Gate Fair Opens With Glittering Spectacle; Gayly Costumed Crowd of 100,000 Is Welcomed on Treasure Island on a Day of Bright Sunshine and Benign Breezes
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- André Breton (1896)
- Shivaji (1630)
- Élie Ducommun (1833)
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
31,883 days ago
(87 years, 128 days)