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Tuesday, January 23, 1940
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The Headlines
NATION'S HOMAGE IS PAID TO BORAH AT RITES IN SENATE; AMONG THE NOTABLES AT THE STATE FUNERAL OF SENATOR WILLIAM E. BORAH
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- David Hilbert (1862)
- Stendhal (1783)
- Édouard Manet (1832)
- Derek Walcott (1930)
- Hideki Yukawa (1907)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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)