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On the date
Tuesday, March 3, 1942
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The Headlines
AUSTRALIA DRAFTS LABOR ON ARMY PAY; Invokes Compulsory Service -- Maps New Strategy and Unifies Army Control
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Moonlight Cocktail
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
- Georg Cantor (1845)
- William Godwin (1756)
- Ragnar Frisch (1895)
- Ion Iliescu (1930)
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
30,775 days ago
(84 years, 115 days)