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Saturday, November 4, 1939
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The Headlines
CONGRESS IS SWIFT; Votes Conference Bill in 40 Minutes and Then Adjourns BECOMES LAW TODAY Legislators Leave With President's Wishes for 'Both Thanksgivings'
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On This Day
World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Charles K. Kao (1933)
- Joseph Rotblat (1908)
- Walter Cronkite (1916)
- Will Rogers (1879)
- Thomas Klestil (1932)
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
31,625 days ago
(86 years, 235 days)