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Thursday, September 21, 1939
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The Headlines
RUSSIANS ADVANCE AND TAKE GRODNO; Capture of 60,000 Reported by Soviet in 4 Days--Reserves Called Up, Swelling Army
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On This Day
Romanian prime minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
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You Share a Birthday With
- H. G. Wells (1866)
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
- Leonard Cohen (1934)
- Abdul Hamid II (1842)
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853)
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
31,669 days ago
(86 years, 279 days)