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Tuesday, April 4, 1939
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The Headlines
SENATE VOTES BILL FOR SALE OF COTTON TO GROWERS AT 5C; Those Willing to Pledge Curb on Crop Could Make Profit of 3 Cents at Once FEDERAL LOSS 4 CENTS Plan Conflicts With Roosevelt and Leading House Views and Faces Final Death
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Maya Angelou (1928)
- Andrei Tarkovsky (1932)
- Caracalla (188)
- Marguerite Duras (1914)
- Isoroku Yamamoto (1884)
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
31,839 days ago
(87 years, 84 days)