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On the date
Sunday, June 1, 1941
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The Headlines
Army Track and Baseball Teams Turn Back Navy at West Point; Klem and Quigley Umpire in 4-3 Diamond Battle -- Cadets Sweep Last Event to Triumph in Meet, 66 2-3 to 591-3
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
My Sister and I
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
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
31,050 days ago
(85 years, 25 days)