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Friday, October 31, 1941

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The Headlines

U. S. GIVING SOVIET PLANE PRIORITY; Our Material Aid Will Be Limited Henceforth Only by Shipping Facilities U. S. GIVING SOVIET PRIORITY ON PLANES

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Piano Concerto in B Flat

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

  • After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.

    Wikipedia →
  • World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.

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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

30,898 days ago

(84 years, 238 days)