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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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The must-have

View-Master

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1939

  • Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn
  • Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore

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)