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Sunday, December 3, 1939
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The Headlines
SOVIET GETS BASES; Islands and Land in Far North 'Sold' to Moscow by Puppet Regime HIGHEST DEMAND GRANTED Effort of Finnish People and Red Army to Liquidate War Claimed in Preamble
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You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Conrad (1857)
- Jean-Luc Godard (1930)
- France Prešeren (1800)
- Rajendra Prasad (1884)
- Charles VI of France (1368)
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
31,596 days ago
(86 years, 206 days)