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Sunday, February 15, 1942
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The Headlines
THEATRE IN CHINATOWN; Under Manhattan Bridge Flourishes the City's One Chinese Theatre NEW YORK'S ONE CHINESE THEATRE
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A String of Pearls
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Galileo Galilei (1564)
- Louis XV (1710)
- Jeremy Bentham (1748)
- Alfred North Whitehead (1861)
- Susan B. Anthony (1820)
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
30,791 days ago
(84 years, 131 days)