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Wednesday, March 25, 1942
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The Headlines
U.S. FLIERS IN BURMA SMASH 40 PLANES; 54 ENEMY BOMBERS POUND CORREGIDOR; 2 AMERICAN DESTROYERS LOST OFF JAVA; A.V.G. PILOTS SCORE Seven Fires Set at One of Two Enemy Airfields Raided in Thailand CHINESE TURN BACK FOE Regain Ground Lost in Day's Heavy Fighting 7 Miles South of Toungoo
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
- Aretha Franklin (1942)
- Béla Bartók (1881)
- Catherine of Siena (1347)
- Norman Borlaug (1914)
- Gloria Steinem (1934)
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
30,753 days ago
(84 years, 93 days)