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Wednesday, July 29, 1942
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The Headlines
Attempt to Raid Townsville; LAND FORCES MEET IN EAST NEW GUINEA THE JAPANESE ARE FORCED BACK IN PAPUA
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Jingle Jangle Jingle
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Benito Mussolini (1883)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905)
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900)
- Isidor Rabi (1898)
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
30,627 days ago
(83 years, 332 days)