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Saturday, October 21, 1939
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The Headlines
NAZI SCOUT PLANES FLY OVER SCOTLAND; Escape British Pursuers as Sirens Alarm Large Area --Mass Attacks Feared
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alfred Nobel (1833)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772)
- Ursula K. Le Guin (1929)
- Alphonse de Lamartine (1790)
- Hongwu Emperor (1328)
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
31,639 days ago
(86 years, 249 days)