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Wednesday, June 11, 1941
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The Headlines
CRETE IS EXPLAINED; Churchill Says Battle on Island Was Part of Near East Efforts LISTS 15,000 MEN LOST Stresses That British Troops Suffer as Heavy Casualties as Those of Dominions CRETE IS EXPLAINED IN CHURCHILL TALK
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Maria Elena
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
- Gene Wilder (1933)
- Jacques Cousteau (1910)
- Richard Strauss (1864)
- Ben Jonson (1572)
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
31,040 days ago
(85 years, 15 days)