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Sunday, September 17, 1939
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The Headlines
GERMANS SET BACK; Heavy Counter-Attacks Repulsed by the French Drive NAZIS BLAST TOWNS Gamelin Hits at Three Points in Saar Area, Hardest on Moselle
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On This Day
World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
Wikipedia →World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bernhard Riemann (1826)
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857)
- Pope Paul V (1550)
- Anne Bancroft (1931)
- Marquis de Condorcet (1743)
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
31,673 days ago
(86 years, 283 days)