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Wednesday, August 23, 1939
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The Headlines
FRANCE PREPARES TO STOP GERMANY; Will Fight to Protect Poland if That Ally Resists Attack, Spokesman Declares FRANCE PREPARES TO STOP GERMANY EYED BY BRITISH AND FRENCH MILITARY MEN
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On This Day
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are divided into German and Soviet "spheres of influence".
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You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Kenneth Arrow (1921)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Hardboiled
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Swing Era
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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
31,698 days ago
(86 years, 308 days)