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Friday, August 1, 1941
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The Headlines
BRITISH AIR FLEET STRIKES IN ARCTIC; Hits German Ships in Kirkenes, Norway, and Blasts at Port of Petsamo, Finland BRITISH AIR FLEET STRIKES IN ARCTIC NEW FRONT FOR BRITISH
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Daddy
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
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
30,989 days ago
(84 years, 329 days)