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Saturday, January 24, 1942
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The Headlines
C.I.O. HEADS BACK ROOSEVELT TRUCE; Murray to Recommend Today Peace Without Labor Unity -- Lewis Challenges Him C.I.O. HEADS BACK ROOSEVELT TRUCE
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Chattanooga Choo Choo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frederick the Great (1712)
- Joachim Gauck (1940)
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)
- Edith Wharton (1862)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
30,814 days ago
(84 years, 154 days)