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Thursday, March 2, 1939
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The Headlines
Chamberlain Goes to Soviet Embassy Party; First Such Gesture Since MacDonald's Term
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
On This Day
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1931)
- Pope Pius XII (1876)
- Pope Leo XIII (1810)
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937)
- Benedict of Nursia (480)
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
31,872 days ago
(87 years, 117 days)