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Thursday, October 19, 1939
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The Headlines
KINGS OPEN PARLEY; Erkko Asks How Far Neighbors Will Go to Back Resistance PEACE PLEAS CONSIDERED Hitler Said to Have Sent Hint That He Could Halt Russia if War Were Ended Crucial Decision Faced Reliance on Reich Shaken SCANDINA VIAN AID TO FINNS WEIGHED Finland Asks Assurances Wide Peace Move Urged Finns Pin Hope on Neighbors Norway Bolsters Defense
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You Share a Birthday With
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910)
- John le Carré (1931)
- Marsilio Ficino (1433)
- Thomas Browne (1605)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
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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
31,641 days ago
(86 years, 251 days)