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Wednesday, May 10, 1939
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The Headlines
British to 'Sleep on Haversacks,' Prepared for Action, All Summer; Army, Navy and Air Force to Hold Reserves at Posts--Debate Checked to Rush Bills Through House of Commons by May 18
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Fred Astaire (1899)
- Heydar Aliyev (1923)
- Gustav Stresemann (1878)
- Karl Barth (1886)
- Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788)
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
31,803 days ago
(87 years, 48 days)