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Tuesday, July 18, 1939
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The Headlines
BALDWIN DEFENSE LEANS ON GEOGHAN; He Indicates He Will Place the Responsibility for 'Immunity Deal' on Prosecutor
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
- John Glenn (1921)
- Thomas Kuhn (1922)
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
31,735 days ago
(86 years, 345 days)