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Saturday, March 8, 1941
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The Headlines
BLIZZARD HITS CITY, COVERS WIDE AREA; Snowfall Is 7 1/2 Inches in First Six Hours -- Washington Is Under 10-Inch Blanket IN SUBURBS AND CITY DURING LAST NIGHT'S SNOWFALL BLIZZARD HITS CITY, COVERS WIDE AREA
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
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
31,135 days ago
(85 years, 110 days)