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Wednesday, November 19, 1941

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The Headlines

C.I.O. Backs Foreign Policy In Rout of the Lewis Forces; Convention Vote Unanimous, With Mine Chief's Allies Sitting Silent -- Message From Roosevelt Warns Labor C.I.O. CONVENTION BACKS AID POLICY

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

On This Day

  • World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen.

    Wikipedia →

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

30,879 days ago

(84 years, 219 days)