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Friday, December 1, 1939
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The Headlines
Two British Destroyers and a Submarine In Norwegian Port for Repairs After Battle
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
On This Day
World War II: A day after the beginning of the Winter War in Finland, the Cajander III Cabinet resigns and is replaced by the Ryti I Cabinet, while the Finnish Parliament move from Helsinki to Kauhajoki to escape the Soviet airstrikes.
Wikipedia →The Soviet Union establishes the Finnish Democratic Republic puppet state in Terijoki.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Georgy Zhukov (1896)
- Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792)
- Hasan ibn Ali (624)
- Anna Komnene (1083)
- Louis VI of France (1081)
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
31,598 days ago
(86 years, 208 days)