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On the date
Wednesday, June 14, 1939
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The Headlines
Japan Starts Tientsin Blockade; Pressure on Britain Is Admitted; Japanese Warn London Must Change Policy and 'Cooperate Wholeheartedly'--Issue Is 'Serious,' Commons Is Informed
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Che Guevara (1928)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736)
- Karl Landsteiner (1868)
- Alois Alzheimer (1864)
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
31,768 days ago
(87 years, 13 days)