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Thursday, June 22, 1939
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The Headlines
Leche to Resign as Governor of Louisiana; Huey Long's Brother Will Succeed to Office; GOVERNOR WHO WILL RESIGN AND HIS SUCCESSOR
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 1000 (1000)
- Erich Maria Remarque (1898)
- Giuseppe Mazzini (1805)
- Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767)
- Billy Wilder (1906)
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
31,760 days ago
(87 years, 5 days)