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On the date

Wednesday, June 18, 1941

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The Headlines

Change in Official Attitude to U.S Seen -- Expulsion of Aides in U.S. Discussed but Precipitate Step Is Held Unlikely

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Daddy

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

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

31,033 days ago

(85 years, 8 days)