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Tuesday, January 6, 1942
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The Headlines
OUR PLANES SCORE; 3 Bombs Strike Capital Ship in a Surprise Heavy Aircraft Raid NAVY TELLS OF HEROISM Small Seaplane Tender Fights Off 15 Enemy Planes for 7 Hours and Makes Port OUR PLANES SCORE IN RAID OFF DAVAO
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Joan of Arc (1412)
- Kahlil Gibran (1883)
- Kim Dae-jung (1924)
- Carl Sandburg (1878)
- Adriano Celentano (1938)
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
30,831 days ago
(84 years, 171 days)