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Tuesday, April 9, 1940
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT EFFIGY 'FRONT' GUN TARGET; Healy Also Swears Cassidy Wanted 12 in Congress Shot in Capital as Gesture
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
Wikipedia →Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Charles Baudelaire (1821)
- Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933)
- Leopold II of Belgium (1835)
- Hugh Hefner (1926)
- Elias Lönnrot (1802)
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
31,468 days ago
(86 years, 78 days)