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Tuesday, March 7, 1939
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The Headlines
JAPAN PLANS FLEET EQUAL TO MIGHTIEST IN 6-YEAR PROGRAM; 1,693,000,000-Yen Budget Is Explained to Parliament as Vital for 'New Order' TOTALITARIANISM DENIED Foreign Minister Says Japan Is Not Necessarily Opposed to U. S., Britain and France
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Alessandro Manzoni (1785)
- Maurice Ravel (1875)
- Tomáš Masaryk (1850)
- John Herschel (1792)
- Piet Mondrian (1872)
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
31,867 days ago
(87 years, 112 days)