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Saturday, July 26, 1941

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The Headlines

SENATORS AGREE ON DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY; Overwhelming Support Seen in Committee on This Way to Extend Army Service GENERALS TELL OF PERIL Urge House Committee to Act Quickly to Avert Danger of Dismembering Forces SENATORS AGREE ON AN EMERGENCY

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Daddy

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Gi

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Bobby Soxer

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Catchphrases of 1941

  • A date which will live in infamy

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

30,995 days ago

(84 years, 335 days)