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Tuesday, March 4, 1941

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The Headlines

MOSES FEELS STING OF 'DEAD' MUSEUM; Historical Society Rises to Smite Him for Calling It Mustiest City Exhibit MOSES FEELS STING OF 'DEAD' MUSEUM

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Frenesi

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

  • World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands; the first large scale British Commando raid.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

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

31,139 days ago

(85 years, 114 days)