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On the date
Tuesday, September 8, 1942
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The Headlines
NEW FORTRESS RAID AVENGES U.S. LOSS; Rotterdam, Utrecht Bombed, 12 Nazis Downed -- R.A.F. Hits Duisburg and Ports NEW FORTRESS RAID AVENGES U.S. LOSS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
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
30,586 days ago
(83 years, 291 days)