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On the date
Monday, June 15, 1942
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The Headlines
Sevastopol Beats Off Nazis; German Kharkov Push Held; SEVASTOPOL ARMY REPULSES ATTACKS DEFENDERS HOLD ON TWO FRONTS IN EAST
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sleepy Lagoon
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Yuri Andropov (1914)
- Edvard Grieg (1843)
- Erik Erikson (1902)
- Herbert A. Simon (1916)
- Edward the Black Prince (1330)
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
30,672 days ago
(84 years, 12 days)