From the day
On the date
Sunday, May 11, 1941
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The Headlines
WALSH TAKES OVER AS CITY FIRE HEAD; New Commissioner Pledges His 'Better-than-best' as Mayor Wishes Him Good Luck SWORN AS FIRE HEAD WALSH TAKES OVER AS CITY FIRE HEAD
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Salvador Dalí (1904)
- Richard Feynman (1918)
- Camilo José Cela (1916)
- Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930)
- Antony Hewish (1924)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
31,071 days ago
(85 years, 46 days)