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Thursday, July 2, 1942
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The Headlines
NAZIS CLAIM PORT; Crimean Base Captured After 25-Day Assault, Berlin Asserts RUSSIANS CONTINUE FIGHT Stem New German Offensive in Gzhatsk Area and Hold Kursk Tank Thrusts
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sleepy Lagoon
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Gi
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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
30,654 days ago
(83 years, 359 days)