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Wednesday, February 19, 1941
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The Headlines
FIRST DEFENSE BILL GOES TO GOVERNOR; Senate Adopts Ostertag Measure Unanimously, Legalizing His State Council FIRST DEFENSE BILL GOES TO GOVERNOR
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
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- Saparmurat Niyazov (1940)
- André Breton (1896)
- David Gross (1941)
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
31,153 days ago
(85 years, 128 days)