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Sunday, January 28, 1940
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The Headlines
IN MID-PACIFIC ISLE; Hawaii, Far From War Zone, Entertaining A Record Number of Vacationists The Modern South Seas The Beach at Waikiki Flower-Lined Byways On the Big Island
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Jackson Pollock (1912)
- José Martí (1853)
- Colette (1873)
- Ismail Kadare (1936)
- Henry VII of England (1457)
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
31,541 days ago
(86 years, 151 days)