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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

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Piano Concerto in B Flat

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

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

30,882 days ago

(84 years, 222 days)