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Sunday, February 23, 1941
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The Headlines
Syracuse Beats N.Y.U. Quintet, 48 to 46, Kruse's 17 Points Leading Orange Drive; SYRACUSE VICTOR OVER N.Y.U., 48-46
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- George Frideric Handel (1685)
- Karl Jaspers (1883)
- Kazimir Malevich (1878)
- Pope Paul II (1417)
- Peter Fonda (1940)
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
31,148 days ago
(85 years, 123 days)