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Friday, May 23, 1941
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The Headlines
7,300 on Army Job Lose Badges; Believed Fired Over Strike in Ohio; 7,300 ON ARMY JOB BELIEVED 'FIRED'
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Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: German paratroopers start a series of mass executions of Greek civilians in Missiria for their participation in the ongoing Battle of Crete.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Hans Frank (1900)
- Otto Lilienthal (1848)
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
31,059 days ago
(85 years, 34 days)