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Wednesday, November 22, 1939
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The Headlines
WHITE HOUSE PUTS ECONOMY TO FORE; Encourages Reports About No Tax Rises and on Holding' 41 Deficit to $2,000,000,000... Retrenching Is Indicated WHITE HOUSE PUTS ECONOMY TO FORE
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You Share a Birthday With
- Charles de Gaulle (1890)
- André Gide (1869)
- George Eliot (1819)
- Abigail Adams (1744)
- Louis Néel (1904)
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
31,608 days ago
(86 years, 218 days)