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Friday, November 17, 1939

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The Headlines

GENERAL MOTORS IS FOUND GUILTY IN MONOPOLY CASE; Federal Jury Convicts Concern and Three Subsidiaries, but Acquits 17 Officials SALES PLAN UNDER FIRE Financing Method Is Called Anti-Trust Violation--Two Other Companies Involved Hearing on the Verdict Today GENERAL MOTORS IS FOUND GUILTY Dealers Among the Witnesses

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The must-have

View-Master

On This Day

  • Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1939

  • Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn
  • Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore

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

31,613 days ago

(86 years, 223 days)