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Sunday, July 6, 1941
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The Headlines
MISS LANE BREAKS U.S. SPRINT RECORD; She and Miss Walsh Register Doubles at A.A.U. Games -- Tuskegee Keeps Title MISS LANE BREAKS U.S. SPRINT RECORD
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Daddy
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frida Kahlo (1907)
- 14th Dalai Lama (1935)
- Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940)
- Nancy Reagan (1921)
- Nicholas I of Russia (1796)
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
31,015 days ago
(84 years, 355 days)