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Thursday, July 27, 1939
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The Headlines
MOVE IS DRAMATIC; Hull Acts When Senate Committee Delays Vote on Denunciation NOTICE SERVED ON TOKYO Government's Course Unique in Our History Since Time of French Revolution
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
31,725 days ago
(86 years, 335 days)