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On the date
Friday, June 13, 1941
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The Headlines
Henderson Asks Five Auto Makers To Cancel Recent Price Increases; ASKS AUTO MAKERS TO CUT PRICE RISES
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
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
- W. B. Yeats (1865)
- John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888)
- Thomas Young (scientist) (1773)
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
31,039 days ago
(85 years, 14 days)