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Thursday, November 2, 1939
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The Headlines
MOSCOW IS CHIDED; Early Suggests Premier Sought to Influence Arms Embargo Vote CITES TIMING OF SPEECH He Also Reveals Kalinin Note Praising Roosevelt's Move for Non-Aggression Pledge
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You Share a Birthday With
- James K. Polk (1795)
- Warren G. Harding (1865)
- Marie Antoinette (1755)
- George Boole (1815)
- Odysseas Elytis (1911)
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
31,627 days ago
(86 years, 237 days)