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Saturday, May 27, 1939
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The Headlines
14 LINERS TIED UP AS STRIKE IS BEGUN IN COASTAL SERVICE; Eastern Stops All Operation, Asserts That Its Men Voted 3 to 1 Against Walkout UNION LEADERS BLAMED Line Says It Cannot Meet the Demands of Labor Chiefs Who Came From West
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ibn Khaldun (1332)
- Henry Kissinger (1923)
- Christopher Lee (1922)
- Rachel Carson (1907)
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)
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
31,786 days ago
(87 years, 31 days)