From the day
On the date
Monday, November 17, 1941
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The Headlines
Plain Miners Oppose Strike But Will Do as Union Orders; Many in Fayette County Grumble Openly at Lay-Offs, Particularly With Christmas Near -- Leaders Stand by Lewis
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
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
- Bernard Montgomery (1887)
- 0s (9)
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
30,882 days ago
(84 years, 222 days)