Saturday, November 9, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

R.A.F. BOMBS RAIN UPON U-BOAT BASE; LONDON RESCUE WORKERS IN ACTION WHILE ENEMY BOMBERS STILL HOVERED OVERHEAD

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Only Forever

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari by the Polish government-in-exile.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Ivan Turgenev (1818)
• Carl Sagan (1934)
• Muhammad Iqbal (1877)
• Edward VII (1841)
• Imre Kertész (1929)

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)