From the day
On the date
Wednesday, December 24, 1941
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The Headlines
Darlan Said to Take Over; Nazi Move in Spain Rumored; Some Reports Declare Germans Are Merely Sending Arms Into Africa, but Others Tell of Movements by Troops
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
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
30,844 days ago
(84 years, 184 days)