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Saturday, February 1, 1941
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The Headlines
C.I.O. STRIKE SHUTS BIG DEFENSE PLANT; $230,000,000 Orders Tied Up by Walkout of 1,400 at Phelps Dodge in Elizabeth, N.J. C.I.O. STRIKE SHUTS BIG DEFENSE PLANT
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
- Boris Yeltsin (1931)
- Clark Gable (1901)
- John Ford (1894)
- Langston Hughes (1902)
- Emilio Segrè (1905)
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
31,170 days ago
(85 years, 145 days)