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Wednesday, July 12, 1939
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The Headlines
SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES FOR DELAY ON NEUTRALITY; ROOSEVELT WILL FIGHT ON; VOTE IS 12 TO 11 Five Democrats Oppose Administration Plan for Revision PRESIDENT BACKS HULL Secretary Discusses Strategy With Senator Barkley and Chairman Pittman
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Neruda (1904)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817)
- Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
- Buckminster Fuller (1895)
- Bill Cosby (1937)
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
31,740 days ago
(86 years, 350 days)