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Wednesday, April 22, 1942
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT ORDERS SUMMARY SEIZURE OF ENEMY PATENTS; He Declares First Thing Is to Win War and Nothing Will Stand in Way of That BARS RETURN FOREVER Action, Exceeding That of the Last Conflict, Extends to Rights Held Indirectly PRESIDENT MOVES TO SEIZE PATENTS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Moonlight Cocktail
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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)