From the day
On the date
Friday, November 20, 1942
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
$9,000,000,000 GOAL OF NEW WAR LOAN; TREASURY RECORD; December Total Will Eclipse $6,900,000,000 of the 4th Liberty in 1918 FOR BIG SALES CAMPAIGN Great Armies of Solicitors Will Try to Get Private Investors and Workers to Buy RECORD 9 BILLIONS GOAL OF TREASURY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
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
30,513 days ago
(83 years, 218 days)