Sunday, April 7, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

Bomber Makes First 'All Blind' Flight, 300 Miles From Long Island to Virginia; 'ALL BLIND' FLIGHT MADE BY BOMBER

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.

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You Share a Birthday With

• William Wordsworth (1770)
• Gabriela Mistral (1889)
• Francis Ford Coppola (1939)
• Ravi Shankar (1920)
• Billie Holiday (1915)

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)