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Sunday, April 30, 1939
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The Headlines
LEWIS LINKS GREEN TO 'REACTIONARIES'; ASSAILS A.F.L. BILLS; C.I.O. Head Alleges Manufacturers' Group Advised Wagner Act Changes OFFERS SENATORS 'PROOF' Federation Chief Denies the Allegations and Calls Them 'Evidence of Desperation'
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
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On This Day
NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
Wikipedia →The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777)
- Jaroslav Hašek (1883)
- Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893)
- Mary II (1662)
- Claude Shannon (1916)
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
31,814 days ago
(87 years, 59 days)