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Sunday, February 9, 1941
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The Headlines
SALE OF BEES NEAR, SAYS M.C. MEYER; Brooklyn Man Shows Surprise at Failure of Boston Club Officials to Reveal Deal SALE OF BEES NEAR, SAYS M.C. MEYER
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Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Bombing of Genoa: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy, is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William Henry Harrison (1773)
- Thomas Paine (1737)
- J. M. Coetzee (1940)
- Jacques Monod (1910)
- Abdulaziz (1830)
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
31,162 days ago
(85 years, 137 days)