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Saturday, July 29, 1939
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The Headlines
MANY IRISH LEAVE LONDON TO ESCAPE TERRORIST ROUNDUP; Train Departs in 3 Sections as the Police Start Raids Under Newly Enacted Law 'MAN WITH SLOUCH' OUSTED Republican Army Extremists May Be Barred by Eire-- De Valera Calls Cabinet
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You Share a Birthday With
- Benito Mussolini (1883)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905)
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900)
- Isidor Rabi (1898)
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
31,723 days ago
(86 years, 333 days)