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Saturday, September 30, 1939
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The Headlines
GERMANS JUBILANT; Ribbentrop Sees Hitler --Hails Cordiality of Soviet Reception DEFIANCE REITERATED Italian Peace Move Seen but No Definite Plan Is Held Likely
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
On This Day
World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
Wikipedia →NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Rumi (1207)
- Elie Wiesel (1928)
- Truman Capote (1924)
- Jean Perrin (1870)
- Pope Nicholas IV (1227)
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
31,660 days ago
(86 years, 270 days)