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On the date
Monday, September 30, 1940
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The Headlines
ROME TALK IS NEAR; Spanish Negotiator Not Expected to Agree to War With Britain ITALIANS THREATEN U.S. Mussolini's Newspaper Says We Will Be Destroyed if We Enter Conflict
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
- Rumi (1207)
- Elie Wiesel (1928)
- Truman Capote (1924)
- Jean Perrin (1870)
- Pope Nicholas IV (1227)
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
31,294 days ago
(85 years, 269 days)