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Wednesday, October 4, 1939
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The Headlines
SEA RAIDER CALLED 'POCKET BATTLESHIP'; Survivors Say Admiral Scheer Sank Ship Off Brazil-- British Act on Menace
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
- Jean-François Millet (1814)
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
31,656 days ago
(86 years, 266 days)