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Tuesday, December 12, 1939
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The Headlines
GERARD SWOPE HEAD OF HOUSING BOARD; Mayor Appoints Him Member and Authority Promptly Elects Him Chairman
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
On This Day
Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins.
Wikipedia →HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Frank Sinatra (1915)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Connie Francis (1937)
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
31,588 days ago
(86 years, 198 days)