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Sunday, June 28, 1942

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The Headlines

BINDERS ACCEPTED ON WAR INSURANCE; Instructions From Washington Provide for Giving Temporary Coverage Up to July 31

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Sleepy Lagoon

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

  • World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1942

  • Here's looking at you, kid

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

30,658 days ago

(83 years, 363 days)