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Wednesday, January 22, 1941
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The Headlines
EMBARGO IS ENDED; Exportation of Aircraft, Materials and Fuel Again Permitted GESTURE IS CONCILIATORY Assurances Lacking on Its Effect -- British Suppress Two Leftist Papers PLANE EMBARGO ENDED FOR SOVIET
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Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Lord Byron (1788)
- Francis Bacon (1561)
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
- Antonio Gramsci (1891)
- August Strindberg (1849)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
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
31,180 days ago
(85 years, 155 days)