Sunday, April 21, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

Big Transport Set Afire in Raid, Men Ashore Bombed, Berlin Says London, Denying Losses, Reports 2 German Troopships Torpedoed, 3 Planes Downed and Attack Over Thames Repulsed; BRITISH CRUISER SUNK, NAZIS SAY

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Elizabeth II (1926)
• Max Weber (1864)
• Charlotte Brontë (1816)
• Anthony Quinn (1915)
• Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)

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)