From the day
On the date
Monday, February 17, 1941
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The Headlines
SHIPPING IS WARNED; British Expect Japan to Attempt to Divert U.S. When Hitler Strikes TOKYO RUSHES WAR LAWS Americans and Britons Are Liquidating in Shanghai in Preparation for Crisis
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
31,155 days ago
(85 years, 130 days)