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Wednesday, January 21, 1942
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The Headlines
TOKYO'S SHIPS HIT; Speedboat Raids Subic Bay Under Fire and Torpedoes Vessel WARSHIP STRUCK OFF JOLO U.S. Army Bombers Also Fire a Tanker -- MacArthur Faces New Attack on Bataan HERO OF BINANGA BAY, HIS FAMILY AND TYPE OF SHIP HE USED IN RAID ON JAPANESE U.S. BOMBERS SINK JAPANESE CRUISER
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
30,817 days ago
(84 years, 157 days)