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Thursday, February 19, 1942
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The Headlines
Nazi Parachutist Escapes in Dublin
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
A String of Pearls
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people.
Wikipedia →World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- André Breton (1896)
- Saparmurat Niyazov (1940)
- David Gross (1941)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
30,787 days ago
(84 years, 127 days)