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Thursday, January 16, 1941
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The Headlines
FIFTH AVE. KILLERS QUICKLY INDICTED; True Bills Are Returned in 20 Minutes Against 2 Gunmen Seized in Wild Chase FIFTH AVE. KILLERS QUICKLY INDICTED
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
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- Vittorio Alfieri (1749)
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
31,186 days ago
(85 years, 161 days)