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Tuesday, February 21, 1939
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The Headlines
Franco Forces Prepare to Fight; Drop Idea of Loyalist Surrender; Troops Are Seen Moving to the Front as Peace Parleys Lag--Plans for Strong Fascist Regime at Burgos Reported
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Robert Mugabe (1924)
- Harald V (1937)
- W. H. Auden (1907)
- Anaïs Nin (1903)
- Peter III of Russia (1728)
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
31,881 days ago
(87 years, 126 days)