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Monday, January 20, 1941
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The Headlines
Facts on What Industry Can Do Asked in Survey to Spur Arming; Knudsen for 'All-Out' Ingenuity to Put Every Machine in Full Use for Defense Needs -- N.A.M. Plant Census Will Last a Week CALLS ON INDUSTRY TO TELL ABILITIES
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The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Buzz Aldrin (1930)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
- Aristotle Onassis (1906)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Bobby Soxer
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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
31,182 days ago
(85 years, 157 days)