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On the date
Tuesday, June 9, 1942
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The Headlines
Our Freedoms Ruled Limited; High Court Backs Curbs on Sect; FREEDOMS LIMITED, HIGH COURT RULES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tangerine
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Peter the Great (1672)
- Bertha von Suttner (1843)
- Eric Hobsbawm (1917)
- George Stephenson (1781)
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640)
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
30,677 days ago
(84 years, 17 days)