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On the date
Monday, March 17, 1941
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The Headlines
Train, Sabotaged, Plunges Into Ohio; 4 Dead, 50 Hurt; Some Trapped in Coaches of Pennsylvania Express Near Baden, Pa. -- Rail Spikes Pulled -- Blizzard Hampers Rescuers TRAIN, SABOTAGED, PLUNGES INTO OHIO
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
31,126 days ago
(85 years, 101 days)