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Friday, November 13, 1942
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The Headlines
DARLAN ADDRESSES FLEET OVER RADIO; Request to Toulon Units Held Evidence of Switch to Allies -- Nazis Watch French Navy DARLAN ADDRESSES NAVY OVER RADIO
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White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal campaign.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Augustine of Hippo (354)
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)
- Edward III (1312)
- Garry Marshall (1934)
- Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
30,520 days ago
(83 years, 225 days)