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Monday, March 31, 1941

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The Headlines

ACTS ON SABOTAGE; Coast Guard Swoops on Ships and Crews in a Score of Ports FOILS SCUTTLING PLAN 300,000 Tons Taken With President's Approval -- Seamen Detained DANISH SHIPS NOW IN HANDS OF COAST GUARD HERE U.S. PUTS GUARDS ON 65 ALIEN SHIPS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

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

31,112 days ago

(85 years, 87 days)