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Thursday, December 26, 1940
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The Headlines
Tropical Skies Mark Christmas in the East; Temperature Mounts to 58 Degrees in City; EAST CELEBRATES UNDER WARM SKIES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Charles Babbage (1791)
- Henry Miller (1891)
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194)
- Yun Ch'iho (1864)
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
31,207 days ago
(85 years, 182 days)