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Tuesday, August 22, 1939
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The Headlines
WATERBURY MAYOR GETS 10-YEAR TERM; 22 ARE SENTENCED; Judge Lets Off Only One Man in Cases Involvlng 'Graft' From City of $1,000,000 EX-BANKER IS INCLUDED New Yorkers Are Among Those Incurring Penalties in the Long-Drawn-Out Trial
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You Share a Birthday With
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
- Leni Riefenstahl (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
31,700 days ago
(86 years, 310 days)