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Friday, March 29, 1940
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The Headlines
80,000 Letters for U.S. Taken off Clipper As Winds Force Her to Refuel at Bermuda; U.S. CLIPPER MAIL SEIZED AT BERMUDA
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- John Tyler (1790)
- Lavrentiy Beria (1899)
- Ernst Jünger (1895)
- Sam Walton (1918)
- Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799)
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
31,479 days ago
(86 years, 89 days)