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Saturday, June 24, 1939
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The Headlines
HALIFAX REPORTED AS WARNING REICH; 'If You Want War You Can Have War,' Is Message He Sends to Ribbentrop in Berlin HALIFAX REPORTED AS WARNING REICH Reichenau Recently in London
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On This Day
Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ambrose Bierce (1842)
- Victor Hess (1883)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
- Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
- Ernesto Sabato (1911)
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
31,758 days ago
(87 years, 3 days)