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Saturday, September 20, 1941

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The Headlines

MAYOR RIDICULES O'DWYER CHARGES; Asserts Whoever Gave Data for Extravagance Accusation Did Not Know Budget Facts MAYOR RIDICULES O'DWYER CHARGES

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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

  • The Holocaust in Lithuania: Lithuanian Nazis and local police begin a mass execution of 403 Jews in Nemenčinė.

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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

30,939 days ago

(84 years, 279 days)