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Monday, May 29, 1939
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The Headlines
Blast Cuts Power in Fair's Play Zone, 4 Hurt; Crowd Mistakes the Explosion for Fireworks
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
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
31,784 days ago
(87 years, 29 days)