Saturday, November 30, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

The International Situation

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Only Forever

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of 1940 between the Empire of Japan and the newly formed Wang Jingwei-led Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. This treaty was considered so unfair to China that it was compared to the Twenty-One Demands.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Winston Churchill (1874)
• Mark Twain (1835)
• Jonathan Swift (1667)
• Woody Allen (1935)
• Theodor Mommsen (1817)

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)