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Thursday, November 9, 1939
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The Headlines
NEUTRALS' POSITION PERTURBS FRENCH; Troop Massing on Frontiers of Belgium and Holland Being Watched--Raids Repulsed Offensive Held Near NEUTRALS' POSITION PERTURBS FRENCH Three Points of Attack. British Down Nazi Plane German Off in Haze Nazis Admit Losing Five Planes Colonial Troops Mobilized
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan Turgenev (1818)
- Carl Sagan (1934)
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877)
- Edward VII (1841)
- Imre Kertész (1929)
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
31,620 days ago
(86 years, 230 days)