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Thursday, December 28, 1939
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The Headlines
BANKHEAD OPPOSES REDUCING FARM AID; Senator Asks Roosevelt for Exception in Budget Cuts-- O'Mahoney Pleads for West Says Parity Plan Will Stay Bankhead Is Silent on Issue BANKHEAD OPPOSES REDUCING FARM AID
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You Share a Birthday With
- Woodrow Wilson (1856)
- John von Neumann (1903)
- Stan Lee (1922)
- Maggie Smith (1934)
- Arthur Eddington (1882)
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
31,571 days ago
(86 years, 181 days)