From the day
On the date
Sunday, June 22, 1941
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
ABROAD
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
My Sister and I
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 1000 (1000)
- Erich Maria Remarque (1898)
- Giuseppe Mazzini (1805)
- Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767)
- Billy Wilder (1906)
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
31,030 days ago
(85 years, 5 days)