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Sunday, February 26, 1939
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The Headlines
Gigli Asserts Civil Wear Is Foreseen in U.S.; Blames Unions; Hits at Metropolitan Opera
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Victor Hugo (1802)
- Ariel Sharon (1928)
- Johnny Cash (1932)
- Christopher Marlowe (1564)
- Nadezhda Krupskaya (1861)
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
31,876 days ago
(87 years, 121 days)