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Thursday, August 3, 1939
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The Headlines
BRIDGES ADMITS COMMUNIST HELP, DENIES PARTY LINK; Labor Leader Tells Hearing His Unions Sought and Accepted Aid From RedsSAYS THEY DO NOT RULE He Testifies He Once Joined I.W.W. but Left When HeLearned Its Purposes
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You Share a Birthday With
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Tony Bennett (1926)
- Frederick William III of Prussia (1770)
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
31,718 days ago
(86 years, 328 days)