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Sunday, June 30, 1940
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The Headlines
BRITISH FLIERS SET BIG FIRES IN REICH; Chemical Plants, Freight Yards and Air Bases Pounded-- Germans Strike Back
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Czesław Miłosz (1911)
- Walter Ulbricht (1893)
- Charles VIII of France (1470)
- Paul Berg (1926)
- Susan Hayward (1917)
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
31,387 days ago
(85 years, 362 days)