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Saturday, July 20, 1940
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The Headlines
WALLACE DEFERS CAMPAIGN PLANS; Course to Be Mapped After He Talks to Roosevelt Thursday in Washington, He Says
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
Wikipedia →Denmark leaves the League of Nations.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
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
31,366 days ago
(85 years, 341 days)