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Tuesday, May 26, 1942
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The Headlines
NAZIS SEIZE SCORES IN OCCUPIED FRANCE; Act in Several Cities to Quash Militancy, de Gaullists Say -- Rome-Vichy Rift Grows NAZIS SEIZE SCORES IN OCCUPIED FRANCE
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The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Wayne (1907)
- Miles Davis (1926)
- Pope Clement VII (1478)
- Mehmed III (1566)
- János Kádár (1912)
Slang
Slang of the decade
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Bobby Soxer
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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
30,691 days ago
(84 years, 31 days)