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On the date
Wednesday, March 11, 1942
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The Headlines
Three on Raft for 34 Days Ate Albatross, Knifed Shark; U.S. Navy Airman Tells of Risking Mariners' Curse -- Naked, Starving and Nearly Mad, Men Finally Got to South Sea Isle 3 ON RAFT 34 DAYS KILLED ALBATROSS
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
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Rupert Murdoch (1931)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920)
- Urbain Le Verrier (1811)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
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
30,768 days ago
(84 years, 108 days)