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Friday, April 19, 1940
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The Headlines
NAZI MISSIONS HOLD WAR TALKS ROME; Italians Say EXchanges With Germans Are Incidental to 1938 Military Alliance
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
- Jayne Mansfield (1933)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Bobby Soxer
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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
31,458 days ago
(86 years, 68 days)