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Saturday, March 21, 1942
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The Headlines
GENERAL TELLS AIM; MacArthur Says He Will Launch Drive That Will Relieve Philippines GETS MELBOURNE OVATION Acclaimed by Thousands as a Hero -- He Warns of Supply Needs of Modern War
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
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839)
- Benito Juárez (1806)
- Jean Paul (1763)
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
30,758 days ago
(84 years, 98 days)