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Tuesday, March 17, 1942
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The Headlines
DARWIN IS BOMBED; BIG ENEMY FLEET REPORTED ON MOVE; Australian Port Raided by 14 Planes -- Warships Said to Be Off Western Coast U.S. FLIERS' SCORE RAISED 3 Japanese Aircraft Downed -- American Troops Reach Australia in Strength DARWIN IS BOMBED IN 3D RAID OF WAR
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Moonlight Cocktail
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Bobby Soxer
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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
30,761 days ago
(84 years, 101 days)