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On the date
Tuesday, January 30, 1940
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The Headlines
Prelate Gives Interview; Prelate Gives Interview
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
- Islam Karimov (1938)
- Olof Palme (1927)
- Gene Hackman (1930)
- Boris Spassky (1937)
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
31,539 days ago
(86 years, 149 days)