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Friday, September 20, 1940

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The Headlines

HULL, LOTHIAN TALK; Consider Sharing Bases in Australia and South Africa FOR MUTUAL DEFENSE Would Watch Far East, Bar Nazi Control of World Trade if Britain Fell

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1940

  • I'll never go hungry again

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

31,304 days ago

(85 years, 279 days)