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Thursday, January 1, 1942
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The Headlines
NINE ARMY FLIERS RESCUED IN PACIFIC; Navy Plane Alights on Rough Sea to Save Them -- Heroes of Dec. 7 Tell Stories AMERICA'S WOUNDED AND EVACUEES RETURN HOME FROM THE BATTLEGROUNDS OF HAWAII NINE ARMY FLIERS RESCUED IN PACIFIC
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
V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
30,836 days ago
(84 years, 176 days)