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Wednesday, November 8, 1939
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The Headlines
2 RULERS ISSUE BID; Good Offices Are Again Offered to Enable Talks by the Belligerents NAZI INVASION IS FEARED London and Paris Will Study Plea but Doubt Success --Berlin Surprised Reactions Cause Pessimism Communique Ends Rumors HOLLAND, BELGIUM ASK PEACE PARLEY Crowds Feared Nazi Threat Bid Is Ascribed to Fear Spaak Reports to Cabinet Help to Hitler Is Seen
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
On This Day
In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.
Wikipedia →Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alain Delon (1935)
- Bram Stoker (1847)
- Margaret Mitchell (1900)
- Edmond Halley (1656)
- Gottlob Frege (1848)
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
31,621 days ago
(86 years, 231 days)