Thursday, November 7, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

Lincoln-Like Plea of Benet Sounds Keynote at United America Rally; Massey Reads Message to Responsive Throng at Carnegie Hall--Leading Republicans and Democrats Forget Rivalries

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Only Forever

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Marie Curie (1867)
• Albert Camus (1913)
• Leon Trotsky (1879)
• James Cook (1728)
• C. V. Raman (1888)

Slang

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)