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Saturday, November 18, 1939
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The Headlines
MAYOR AND DEWEY PLACED ON STAND BY KUHN DEFENSE; CALLED TO THE STAND AT KUHN TRIAL
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Margaret Atwood (1939)
- Louis Daguerre (1787)
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786)
- Patrick Blackett (1897)
- Alan Shepard (1923)
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
31,611 days ago
(86 years, 221 days)