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Saturday, July 13, 1940
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The Headlines
TWO DIRECT 'DRAFT'; Byrnes and Hopkins in Chicago as Chiefs of 3d Term Drive ALL SURE HE WILL ACCEPT Movement for Nomination by Acclamation Meets With Obstacles From First Resolutions Hearings Begin No Roosevelt Word Expected ROOSEVELT DRAFT STARTS IN CHICAGO
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- 1841 (1851)
- Wole Soyinka (1934)
- Patrick Stewart (1940)
- Pope Clement X (1590)
- Isaac Babel (1894)
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
31,374 days ago
(85 years, 349 days)