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On the date

Tuesday, June 3, 1941

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The Headlines

Roosevelt Signs Mandatory Priorities Bill; Will Confer With Winant on Britain Today; ROOSEVELT SIGNS PRIORITIES BILL

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

My Sister and I

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

  • World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.

    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

31,049 days ago

(85 years, 24 days)