Sunday, April 14, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

Missing Defendant in Plot Ends His Life; Ernecke Found Hanged in Brooklyn House; Missing Suspect in Plot Case Ends His Life; Ernecke Found Hanged in Brooklyn House

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway, preceding a larger force which will arrive two days later.

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You Share a Birthday With

• B. R. Ambedkar (1891)
• Averroes (1126)
• Christiaan Huygens (1629)
• Arnold J. Toynbee (1889)
• Faisal of Saudi Arabia (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)