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Saturday, December 2, 1939
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The Headlines
DENIES RED SWAY IN STUDENT UNION; But Lash Says Communists Hold Important Posts--Mrs. Roosevelt Takes Notes
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
On This Day
New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
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
31,597 days ago
(86 years, 207 days)