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Friday, February 7, 1941

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The Headlines

R.A.F. BLASTS PATH FOR BRITISH TROOPS DASHING TO BENGAZI; Twin Airports at Libyan City Are Raided and Barce Rail Station Is Bombed Again INVASIONS IN EAST PUSHED Fascist Defenders at Cheren, Eritrea, Face an Assault -- Italians Lose 1,500 Men

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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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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

31,164 days ago

(85 years, 139 days)