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Wednesday, March 15, 1939
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The Headlines
HACHA SEES HITLER; Czech Statesmen Agree to Loss of Freedom in Three-Hour Meeting AUTONOMY IS PROMISED 200,00 German Troops Are Marching Into Bohemia--Moravska Ostrava Seized TEXT OF COMMUNIQUE Details of Reception HACHA SEES HITLER ON PROTECTORATE Forty Divisions Set in Motion Opposition to be "Crushed" Czech Statemen's Arrival Lengthy Discussion Ensures German People Indifferent End of Czecho-Slovakia HAiled Seizure of Moravska Ostrava Thousands on Way to Bruenn Force in Austria Strengthened RIOTS AND CELEBRATION THAT MARKED THE DISSOLUTION OF THE CZECHO-SLOVAK REPUBLIC
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On This Day
Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
Wikipedia →Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Andrew Jackson (1767)
- Paul Heyse (1830)
- Emil von Behring (1854)
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933)
- Zhores Alferov (1930)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
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Swing Era
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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
31,859 days ago
(87 years, 104 days)