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On the date
Tuesday, July 22, 1941
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The Headlines
Three Plans for Holding Army Urged in Stormy Senate Debate; Chandler Submits Administration Proposal for Declaration of Peril, Wheeler Asks Volunteer Method, Taft Limited Extension
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Daddy
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Louise Fletcher (1934)
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
30,999 days ago
(84 years, 339 days)