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Monday, August 25, 1941

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The Headlines

7 KILLED, 9 HURT AS BUS HITS CARS ON JERSEY ROAD; Six Persons Burned to Death, All of One Family -- Those on Bus Escape Flames CRASH INVOLVES 4 AUTOS City-Bound Vehicle en Route From Albany on Route 2 -- Accident at Waldwick BUS CRASH KILLS 7 ON JERSEY HIGHWAY

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

  • World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the Imperial State of Iran.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

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

30,965 days ago

(84 years, 305 days)