From the day
On the date
Sunday, July 21, 1940
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The Headlines
Cardinals Defeat Dodgers, 3 to 2, On Orengo's Triple and an Error; Walker Misplay Permits St. Louis to Snap Tie in 7th--Medwick Hits 2-Run Homer in the First--Brooklyn 4 Games Behind Reds Rally in Ninth Falls CARDINALS' RALLY BEATS DODGERS, 3-2 Another Chance for Medwick Reese Out Stealing Too Many Thumbs
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I'll Never Smile Again
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Rudolph A. Marcus (1923)
- Don Knotts (1924)
- Norman Jewison (1926)
- Janet Reno (1938)
- Eduard Streltsov (1937)
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
31,365 days ago
(85 years, 340 days)