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Thursday, August 10, 1939
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The Headlines
Torrid Wave Scorches City Area; 4 Dead, 4 prostrated in 90.1 Heat; Day's Temperature Close to Year's High Record--Humidity Adds to Discomfort --Slight Relief Due Today
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
- Wolfgang Paul (1913)
- Norma Shearer (1902)
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
31,711 days ago
(86 years, 321 days)