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Monday, July 10, 1939
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The Headlines
15,000 NEW 'OWNERS' VISIT KAHN ESTATE; DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION WORKERS TAKE OVER THEIR LONG ISLAND ESTATE
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Nikola Tesla (1856)
- Marcel Proust (1871)
- Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
- John Calvin (1509)
- Alice Munro (1931)
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
31,742 days ago
(86 years, 352 days)