From the day
On the date
Saturday, June 7, 1941
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The Headlines
Roosevelt Signs Ship Seizure Bill; Gives Power of Transfer to Board; Authorizes Maritime Commission to Take Over 84 Idle Foreign Vessels for Any Use -- Some May Go to Latin America ROOSEVELT SIGNS SHIP SEIZURE BILL
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
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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
31,044 days ago
(85 years, 19 days)