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Wednesday, October 25, 1939
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The Headlines
HULL SEEKS FACTS; Concerned Over City of Flint's Crew of 41-- President Hopeful SOVIET STAND FACES TEST Moscow May Have to Disclose Position in War--Senators See Need to Curb Voyages
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Picasso (1881)
- Georges Bizet (1838)
- Évariste Galois (1811)
- Johann Strauss II (1825)
- Max Stirner (1806)
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
31,635 days ago
(86 years, 245 days)