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On the date

Tuesday, November 18, 1941

From the day

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT ASKS 7 BILLIONS MORE TO SPUR DEFENSE; Most Is for Army, With $269,000,000 Requested to Build Forces in Philippines

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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

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Gi

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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

30,880 days ago

(84 years, 220 days)