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On the date
Sunday, April 12, 1942
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The Headlines
NELSON, WITH 207, LEADS BY 3 SHOTS IN MASTERS' GOLF; Hogan Jumps to Second Place by Posting 67 for Total of 210 at Augusta BYRD IS THIRD WITH 211 Misses Big Opportunity When He Takes 75 -- Runyan Has 212 and Smith 214 NELSON, WITH 207, LEADS AT AUGUSTA
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
- Jacob Zuma (1942)
- Montserrat Caballé (1933)
- Jan Tinbergen (1903)
- Alexander Ostrovsky (1823)
- Christian IV of Denmark (1577)
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
30,736 days ago
(84 years, 76 days)