From the day
On the date
Wednesday, August 20, 1941
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The Headlines
Roosevelt Calls for Arms Survey Of Allied Needs Through 1943; Acts After Conference With Beaverbrook and Hopkins -- Senator Byrd Demands Reorganization of Defense Production ROOSEVELT LOOKS TO '43 ARMS NEEDS
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
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Slobodan Milošević (1941)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
- Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779)
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
30,971 days ago
(84 years, 311 days)