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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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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)
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
30,965 days ago
(84 years, 305 days)