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Thursday, June 18, 1942
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The Headlines
SHIPS AT GIBRALTAR; Battleship, Two Carriers and Cruiser Damaged, One Report Says ITALIAN FLEET HIT AGAIN British Plane Sends Torpedo Into One of the Battleships Fired by Americans CONVOY LOSS BIG, BRITAIN CONCEDES
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
- Paul McCartney (1942)
- Thabo Mbeki (1942)
- Roger Ebert (1942)
- Jürgen Habermas (1929)
- Ivan Goncharov (1812)
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
30,668 days ago
(84 years, 8 days)