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Tuesday, October 20, 1942

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The Headlines

JAPANESE SHELLED BY U.S. SHIPS, LOSE 19 PLANES AT GUADALCANAL; LONDON EXPECTS MRS. ROOSEVELT; FLEETS ARE POISED Reciprocal Shelling of Solomons Hints Ships Avoid Sea Battle MEETING IS LIKELY SOON American Bombers Continue to Blast Japanese Naval Craft North of Guadalcanal JAPANESE SHELLED BY U.S. WARSHIPS

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#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

Catchphrases of 1942

  • Here's looking at you, kid

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

30,544 days ago

(83 years, 249 days)