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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.

    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

30,846 days ago

(84 years, 186 days)