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On the date
Monday, August 3, 1942
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The Headlines
ONE KILLED, 9 HURT IN RIOTING IN PARIS; Women Take Leading Part as Male Aides Fight Police -- Nazi Soldier Is Wounded ONE KILLED, 9 HURT IN RIOTING IN PARIS
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
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Martin Sheen (1940)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Tony Bennett (1926)
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
30,622 days ago
(83 years, 327 days)