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Friday, June 5, 1942
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The Headlines
SUBMARINE SINKS 3 JAPANESE SHIPS; Transport Carrying Possibly 12,000 Troops and 2 Supply Vessels Are Victims
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Tangerine
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Maynard Keynes (1883)
- Federico García Lorca (1898)
- Dennis Gabor (1900)
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942)
- Pancho Villa (1878)
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
30,681 days ago
(84 years, 21 days)