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Monday, March 27, 1939
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The Headlines
CLIPPER IS NEARING AZORES ON SEA HOP; PASSENGERS BOARDING YANKEE CLIPPER FOR ATLANTIC HOP
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Wilhelm Röntgen (1845)
- James Callaghan (1912)
- Gloria Swanson (1899)
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886)
- Eisaku Satō (1901)
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
31,847 days ago
(87 years, 92 days)