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Wednesday, August 9, 1939
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The Headlines
ANGRY REICH PRESS THREATENS POLAND WITH MAILED FIST; Talks of Wiping Her Off the Map if 'Criminal War Agitation' Continues HITLER SEES DANZIG CHIEF But Showdown Is Not Thought at Hand--New Registration for War Work Ordered
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Romano Prodi (1939)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
- Leonid Kuchma (1938)
- Tove Jansson (1914)
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
31,712 days ago
(86 years, 322 days)