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On the date

Sunday, January 12, 1941

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The Headlines

BOND DEPRECIATION HELD CAPITAL LOSS; Supreme Court Passes Accordingly on Conflicting Decisions by Circuit Tribunals TAX DEDUCTION IS LIMITED Act of 1934 Confines 'Sales or Exchanges' Provision to Total of $2,000 BOND DEPRECIATION HELD CAPITAL LOSS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Frenesi

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Gi

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Bobby Soxer

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Catchphrases of 1941

  • A date which will live in infamy

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

31,190 days ago

(85 years, 165 days)