From the day
On the date
Monday, December 9, 1940
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The Headlines
WALSH-HEALEY ACT AND TAXES CALLED HANDICAPS TO NAVY; Pay-Hour Restrictions Retard the Placing of Contracts, Admiral Spear Asserts PLANT EXTENSION SLOWED Deterrents to Investment Cites --Fullest Defense Aid by Unions Is Pledged
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Only Forever
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
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
31,224 days ago
(85 years, 199 days)