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Wednesday, December 20, 1939
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The Headlines
NLRB AIDE ACCUSED OF TRYING TO 'TRAP' COMPANY FOR C.I.O.; Allegation Made Against Witt by Two House Members for Parley on Inland Steel NO CHARGE WAS ON FILE Phillips Under Fire Again for Advice to Trial Examiner to Bar Communism Data
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Kim Young-sam (1927)
- Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
- John III of Sweden (1537)
- Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
- David Bohm (1917)
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
31,579 days ago
(86 years, 189 days)