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Thursday, July 6, 1939
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The Headlines
U.S. DUTY PENALIZES ITALIAN SILK GOODS; Countervailing Impost Added to Offset Subsidies Given by Rome Government Deposits to Be Required U.S. DUTY PENALIZES ITALIAN SILK GOODS Personal Gifts Exempt Inquiry Made in Italy
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On This Day
Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frida Kahlo (1907)
- 14th Dalai Lama (1935)
- Nancy Reagan (1921)
- Nicholas I of Russia (1796)
- Marc Chagall (1887)
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
31,746 days ago
(86 years, 356 days)