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Tuesday, September 26, 1939
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The Headlines
ACTIVITY IN MOSCOW; Estonia's Foreign Chief Leaves There Suddenly to Consult at Home RUMANIA FEELS ALARM Russia Reported Closing Black Sea Port, Bessarabian Border --Receives Turkish Minister
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- T. S. Eliot (1888)
- Martin Heidegger (1889)
- Pope Paul VI (1897)
- Ivan Pavlov (1849)
- Manmohan Singh (1932)
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
31,664 days ago
(86 years, 274 days)