From the day
On the date
Monday, June 29, 1942
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The Headlines
If in Doubt, Put It Out
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
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900)
- Giorgio Napolitano (1925)
- Giacomo Leopardi (1798)
- Murad I (1326)
- Oriana Fallaci (1929)
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
30,657 days ago
(83 years, 362 days)