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Thursday, October 16, 1941
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The Headlines
RUSSIANS RETREAT; People of Moscow, Now in 'Immense Danger,' Urged to Fight POSITION 'DETERIORATING' Nazis Break Through in West -- Offensive From South Also Is Progressing MOSCOW RALLIES FOR A FINAL STAND
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Piano Concerto in B Flat
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- Günter Grass (1927)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
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
30,913 days ago
(84 years, 253 days)