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On the date
Sunday, September 20, 1942
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The Headlines
COMMERCIAL LOANS TEND TO DECREASE; Lending for Civilian Purposes Shrinks Faster Than War Financing Increases VARIOUS LINES REDUCED Early Campaign to Find Funds for War Industries Aided by Government Acts
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(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Sophia Loren (1934)
- Tarō Asō (1940)
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
- Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833)
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
30,574 days ago
(83 years, 279 days)