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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

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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

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

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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

30,844 days ago

(84 years, 184 days)