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Thursday, February 20, 1941

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The Headlines

BID SENT TO BRITISH; London Believed Sure to Reject Offer After Consulting U.S. EDEN IS STUDYING REPLY Japan's Charge of Provocation in Far East Said to Have Met Emphatic Retort BID SENT TO BRITISH BY TOKYO MINISTER

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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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Gi

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Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

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

31,152 days ago

(85 years, 127 days)