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Tuesday, October 31, 1939
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The Headlines
U.S. Opens New Bund Inquiry Here; Kuhn Aide Balks, Then Testifies; James Wheeler-Hill, National Secretary, Is First Witness--His Attorney Derides 'Rumors' of Link to Nazi Germany
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Hokusai (1760)
- John Keats (1795)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
- Johannes Vermeer (1632)
- Norodom Sihanouk (1922)
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
31,629 days ago
(86 years, 239 days)