From the day
On the date
Wednesday, June 21, 1939
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The Headlines
Cigarette Tax Stamps Are Issued by State
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905)
- Françoise Sagan (1935)
- Pope Leo IX (1002)
- Machado de Assis (1839)
- Siméon Denis Poisson (1781)
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
31,761 days ago
(87 years, 6 days)