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Wednesday, February 25, 1942
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The Headlines
Burma's Defenders Driven Across Last River Barrier; CAMPAIGN IN BURMA TAKES ANOTHER SERIOUS TURN RANGOON DEFENSE AT FINAL BARRIER COMMANDS IN BURMA
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Moonlight Cocktail
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841)
- Carlo Goldoni (1707)
- Lesya Ukrainka (1871)
- José de San Martín (1778)
- Enrico Caruso (1873)
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
30,781 days ago
(84 years, 121 days)