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Sunday, July 19, 1942
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The Headlines
U.S. FLIERS POUND SHIPPING IN LIBYA; British Pilots Fire Gasoline at Matruh -- Imperial Forces Hold Position in Egypt U.S. FLIERS POUND SHIPPING IN LIBYA
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Jingle Jangle Jingle
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
30,638 days ago
(83 years, 343 days)