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Monday, January 22, 1940
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The Headlines
Snowdrifts Nearly Isolate Buffalo; Milder Weather Due Here Today; 50-Mile Gale Piles Up Snow in West Part of State, Clogging Roads--City Expects First Readings Above 32 in 6 Days
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Lord Byron (1788)
- Francis Bacon (1561)
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
- Antonio Gramsci (1891)
- August Strindberg (1849)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Color TV Broadcasts, Jeep & Radar Systems.
Style of 1940
Silhouette: Boxy and austere (Utility)
Material: Rayon and tweed
- Victory rolls
- Utility suits
- Snoods
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
31,546 days ago
(86 years, 156 days)