From the day
On the date
Monday, September 1, 1941
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The Headlines
FINNS SAID TO GET STALIN PEACE BID; Winant Called Intermediary -- Red Army Is Reported Leaving Karelian Isthmus FINNS SAID TO GET STALIN PEACE BID AREA THAT FIGURES IN PEACE RUMORS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Annie Ernaux (1940)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
- Francis William Aston (1877)
- Lily Tomlin (1939)
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
30,959 days ago
(84 years, 299 days)