From the day
On the date
Saturday, July 22, 1939
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The Headlines
The Situation Abroad
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Louise Fletcher (1934)
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
31,730 days ago
(86 years, 340 days)