Wednesday, February 7, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

2 I.R.A. TERRORISTS HANGED AFTER DAY OF NEW BOMBINGS; FIGURES IN IRISH CLEMEMCY APPEALS

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Charles Dickens (1812)
• Thomas More (1478)
• Sinclair Lewis (1885)
• Alfred Adler (1870)
• Puyi (1906)

Slang

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)