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On the date

Saturday, December 6, 1941

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The Headlines

JAPANESE ANSWER; Say Troops in Indo-China Do Not Exceed Limit in Pact With Vichy WHITE HOUSE IS SILENT Course Expected to Depend on Awaited Tokyo Reply to the Document Presented by Hull JAPANESE ANSWER PUTS ONUS ON CHINA

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Chattanooga Choo Choo

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

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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

30,862 days ago

(84 years, 202 days)