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On the date
Monday, May 19, 1941
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The Headlines
DEFENSE VITAL NOW; Secretary Says We Are in Mortal Danger and Must End Delays 'STRIKES CAN BE AVOIDED' Our Safety Requires That 'We See to It' Britain Gets Supplies, He Declares POST-WAR PROGRAM OUTLINED BY HULL
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
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881)
- Ho Chi Minh (1890)
- Malcolm X (1925)
- Pol Pot (1925)
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762)
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
31,064 days ago
(85 years, 39 days)