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Monday, May 20, 1940
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The Headlines
BRITISH AGAIN RAID NAZIS' OIL SUPPLIES; Tanks at Hanover Attacked While Bombers Return to Hamburg and Bremen
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
- James Stewart (1908)
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
31,427 days ago
(86 years, 37 days)