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Tuesday, May 9, 1939
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The Headlines
3,000 PUPILS TOUR EXHIBITS AT FAIR; 1,600 From Jersey Come as Largest Group--Dull Skies Cut General Attendance General Attendance Lower 3,00 PUPILS TOUR EXHIBITS AT FAIR Portugal Pavilion Opened
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You Share a Birthday With
- J. M. Barrie (1860)
- Howard Carter (1874)
- Glenda Jackson (1936)
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
- Sophie Scholl (1921)
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
31,804 days ago
(87 years, 49 days)