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On the date
Sunday, October 15, 1939
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The Headlines
Democratic Convention Is Invited to Rose Bowl
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
On This Day
The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844)
- Akbar (1542)
- Mikhail Lermontov (1814)
- Michel Foucault (1926)
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931)
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
31,645 days ago
(86 years, 255 days)