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Sunday, April 16, 1939
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The Headlines
NAVY AIM MYSTERY; Sudden Order for Fleet to Leave Atlantic Is Left Unexplained PEACE PLEA LINK DENIED But Offset Is Surmised to the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis-- 33 Ships to Visit Fair TO LEAD THE UNITED STATES FLEET BACK TO THE PACIFIC Strategic Imbalance Feared Link to Peace Appeal Denied FLEET IS ORDERED BACK TO PACIFIC Visit for Fair Safeguarded British Plans Seen Affected
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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
31,828 days ago
(87 years, 73 days)