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Wednesday, November 2, 1949
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The Headlines
C. I. O. GROUP VOTES TO EXPEL 2 UNIONS IN WAR ON LEFTISTS; Move Against U. E., Tool Union Comes After the Convention Itself Bars Reds on Board BRIDGES, GOLD INVOLVED Sharp Personalities Exchanged as Murray Leads Debate Against 'Totalitarians' C. I. O. GROUP VOTES TO EXPEL 2 UNIONS
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On This Day
The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- James K. Polk (1795)
- Warren G. Harding (1865)
- Marie Antoinette (1755)
- George Boole (1815)
- Odysseas Elytis (1911)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
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Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
45 RPM Vinyl, Atomic Clock & Crash Test Dummies.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
27,974 days ago
(76 years, 234 days)