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Wednesday, October 8, 1941
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The Headlines
HULL BACKS LONDON; Helsinki Is Cautioned on Its Aggressive Stand Against Russia REJECTS NOTE OF BRITAIN Finland Refuses to Cease the Hostilities, but Denies Any 'Political Obligations' HULL BACKS LONDON BY PRODDING FINNS
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Piano Concerto in B Flat
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Marina Tsvetaeva (1892)
- Juan Perón (1895)
- Frank Herbert (1920)
- Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883)
- Zog I (1895)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
30,922 days ago
(84 years, 262 days)