From the day
On the date
Wednesday, June 28, 1939
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The Headlines
Law Used in 1895 Retains Power to Devalue Dollar
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712)
- Peter Paul Rubens (1577)
- Luigi Pirandello (1867)
- Henry VIII (1491)
- Maria Goeppert Mayer (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
31,754 days ago
(86 years, 364 days)