From the day
On the date
Sunday, October 11, 1942
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The Headlines
England and Scotland Play 0-0 Soccer Draw;; ENGLAND, SCOTLAND PLAY SOCCER DRAW
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(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
- Amitabh Bachchan (1942)
- François Mauriac (1885)
- Bobby Charlton (1937)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
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
30,554 days ago
(83 years, 259 days)