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On the date
Saturday, February 10, 1940
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The Headlines
Allies Puzzled at Welles's Visit; Rome Skeptical, Berlin Reserved; FRENCH CHILDREN EVACUATED FROM PARIS TO BRITTANY LIVE A NEW LIFE
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Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
The Soviet Union begins mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bertolt Brecht (1898)
- Boris Pasternak (1890)
- Harold Macmillan (1894)
- Walter Brattain (1902)
- Alexandre Millerand (1859)
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
31,527 days ago
(86 years, 137 days)