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Saturday, February 14, 1942
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT SCORES LEVYING POLL TAX; Defends FSA Loans for Paying of Impost in South -- Baldwin Attacks Farm Federation ROOSEVELT SCORES LEVYING POLL TAX
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Blues in the Night
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Babur (1483)
- C. T. R. Wilson (1869)
- Leon Battista Alberti (1404)
- Michael Bloomberg (1942)
- Max Horkheimer (1895)
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
30,792 days ago
(84 years, 132 days)