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Monday, August 14, 1939
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The Headlines
M'GOLDRICK SEEKS TO SAVE $60,000,000 IN 6-YEAR DEBT CUT; Increase Non-Exempt Cushion $10,000,000 Yearly, He Urges in 'Breathing Spell' Plea
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Richard R. Ernst (1933)
- René Goscinny (1926)
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
31,707 days ago
(86 years, 317 days)