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On the date
Tuesday, April 21, 1942
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The Headlines
New French Chief Assails Britain; Says Germany Offers Sole Hope; Warns of Bolshevism as Peril to Civilization -- 30 Hostages Reported Shot by Nazis as Reprisal for Train Wreck LAVAL URGES HELP TO REICH AS POLICY
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
- Elizabeth II (1926)
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
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
30,726 days ago
(84 years, 66 days)