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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

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#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.

    Wikipedia →

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

31,063 days ago

(85 years, 38 days)