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On the date
Wednesday, September 24, 1941
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The Headlines
Argentina Acts to Foil Nazi Move; Seizes Airports; Army Chiefs Meet; ARGENTINE TROOPS BLOCK NAZI MOVES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Blue Champagne
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896)
- Konstantin Chernenko (1911)
- İsmet İnönü (1884)
- Gerolamo Cardano (1501)
- Horace Walpole (1717)
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
30,935 days ago
(84 years, 275 days)