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On the date
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.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Indira Gandhi (1917)
- James A. Garfield (1831)
- Mikhail Lomonosov (1711)
- Charles I of England (1600)
- José Raúl Capablanca (1888)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
30,879 days ago
(84 years, 219 days)