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Tuesday, February 3, 1942
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The Headlines
26 1/2 BILLIONS VOTED TO NAVY BY SENATE; Passage of the Bill Brings to $116,000,000,000 Total for Arms Since July 1, 1940 NAMED TO NAVY BUREAU 26 1/2 BILLION VOTED TO NAVY BY SENATE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
A String of Pearls
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
30,803 days ago
(84 years, 143 days)