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Tuesday, May 20, 1941
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The Headlines
RAIL UNIONS DEMAND 30 P.C. RISE IN PAY; Move by 'Big Five' Brotherhoods Would Add $168,000,000 to Payroll of the Roads RAIL UNIONS ASK 30 P.C. PAY RISE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Battle of Crete: German paratroops invade Crete.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
- James Stewart (1908)
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
31,063 days ago
(85 years, 38 days)