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On the date
Tuesday, November 17, 1942
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The Headlines
De Gaullists Bar a Darlan Deal; Seek U.S. Reassurance on Status; ESCAPE FROM FRANCE DE GAULLISTS BAR DEAL WITH DARLAN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Scorsese (1942)
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
- Bernard Montgomery (1887)
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
30,516 days ago
(83 years, 221 days)