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Tuesday, February 18, 1941
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The Headlines
President Maps British Aid Set-Up; Hopkins Attends a Cabinet Parley; Wickard's Presence Raises the Possibility of Sending Food Supplies -- Roosevelt Assured of Victory in Congress PRESIDENT SPEEDS BRITISH AID SET-UP
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Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Toni Morrison (1931)
- Alessandro Volta (1745)
- Ramakrishna (1836)
- Mary I of England (1516)
- Yoko Ono (1933)
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
31,154 days ago
(85 years, 129 days)