From the day
On the date
Tuesday, December 23, 1941
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The Headlines
U. S. FLIERS BATTLE SUBMARINE INSHORE; Tanker Escapes Close to the California Coast -- 4 Lost in Sinking in Mid-Pacific U.S. FLIERS BATTLE SUBMARINE RAIDER
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Akihito (1933)
- Helmut Schmidt (1918)
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
30,846 days ago
(84 years, 186 days)