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Saturday, February 21, 1942
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The Headlines
FLIERS AID AT BILIN; Americans and R.A.F. Rally Defenders of Burma by Attacks RUMOR OF INVASION FLEET Japanese Are Reported to Be Preparing to Outflank the British Near Rangoon FIGHTING IN BURMA CONTINUES BITTER
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
- Robert Mugabe (1924)
- Harald V (1937)
- W. H. Auden (1907)
- Anaïs Nin (1903)
- Peter III of Russia (1728)
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
30,785 days ago
(84 years, 125 days)