From the day
On the date
Sunday, April 19, 1942
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The Headlines
American War Heroes Foundation to Gain By Demonstration of New Game on May 1
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Moonlight Cocktail
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.
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You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
- Jayne Mansfield (1933)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
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
30,729 days ago
(84 years, 69 days)