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Friday, July 11, 1941
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The Headlines
SENATE APPROVES EXPANSION OF TVA; Unanimous Vote Favors Fund of $40,000,000 to Facilitate Rise in Aluminum Output
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Daddy
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Quincy Adams (1767)
- Giorgio Armani (1934)
- Alexander Prokhorov (1916)
- Robert the Bruce (1274)
- Yul Brynner (1920)
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
31,010 days ago
(84 years, 350 days)