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On the date
Wednesday, March 18, 1942
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The Headlines
50% AIRPLANE RISE REPORTED BY NELSON; He Warns Three-Month Gain Is Not Enough -- K.T. Keller Asked to Head Output NELSON REPORTS 50% PLANE RISE
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
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
30,760 days ago
(84 years, 100 days)