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Tuesday, April 11, 1939
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The Headlines
TORRIO AND 2 AIDES ADMIT TAX FRAUDS; Plead Guilty in Surprise Move --12-Year Term Is Possible --2 Others Win Mistrial
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 145 (145)
- George Canning (1770)
- Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)
- Anton LaVey (1930)
- John I of Portugal (1357)
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
31,833 days ago
(87 years, 78 days)