From the day
On the date
Wednesday, July 16, 1941
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The Headlines
NAZIS PUSH NORTH; Claim Penetration Near Novgorod, 100 Miles to the Southeast of Port
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Daddy
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Yasuo Fukuda (1936)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
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
31,005 days ago
(84 years, 345 days)