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Friday, March 3, 1939
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The Headlines
MANTON INDICTED AS A CONSPIRATOR IN CASE HE HEARD; Accused With G.M. Spector of Obstructing Justice in Ruling on Schick Razor Case $55,196 PAYMENTS LISTED Lawyer Says Ex-Judge, Facing Operation Today, Will Reply Soon to 3-Count Bill
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On This Day
In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
- Georg Cantor (1845)
- William Godwin (1756)
- Ragnar Frisch (1895)
- Ion Iliescu (1930)
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
31,871 days ago
(87 years, 116 days)