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Wednesday, January 1, 1941
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The Headlines
NEW ADRIATIC RAIDS PREY ON CONVOYS; War Craft Send More Fascist Troopships to Bottom Near Coast of Yugoslavia MORE TROOPSHIPS SUNK IN ADRIATIC
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Aerosol Spray Cans, Z3 Computer & Dacron.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
31,201 days ago
(85 years, 176 days)