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Sunday, September 10, 1939
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The Headlines
WAR-PROFIT TAXES AND THEIR RECORDS; Unusual Gains of Business or Industry From Conflicts May Spur Legislation CONDITIONS ARE CHANGED But Underlying Principles of 1914-19 Era Are Found Broadly the Same Position Differs From 1914 First Excess Profits Tax WAR-PROFIT TAXES AND THEIR RECORDS
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On This Day
World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war.
Wikipedia →World War II: The Canadian declaration of war on Germany receives royal assent.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Compton (1892)
- Karl Lagerfeld (1933)
- Pope Julius III (1487)
- Charles Sanders Peirce (1839)
- Georges Bataille (1897)
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
31,680 days ago
(86 years, 290 days)