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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

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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

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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

31,064 days ago

(85 years, 39 days)