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Friday, March 7, 1941
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The Headlines
Weygand Gives Report on Mission in Africa; British Said to Mass Men on Syrian Border; WEYGAND REPORTS ON AFRICAN MISSION
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Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappear without a trace.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alessandro Manzoni (1785)
- Maurice Ravel (1875)
- Tomáš Masaryk (1850)
- John Herschel (1792)
- Piet Mondrian (1872)
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
31,136 days ago
(85 years, 111 days)