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On the date
Monday, November 30, 1942
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The Headlines
Throng Seared by Flame In Spread of 15 Seconds; Terrorized by Waves of Fire, Night Club Patrons Trample Each Other in Scramble, Jamming Doors and Metal Windows THRONG IS SEARED BY SWIFT BLAZE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. Navy cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Winston Churchill (1874)
- Mark Twain (1835)
- Jonathan Swift (1667)
- Woody Allen (1935)
- Theodor Mommsen (1817)
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
30,503 days ago
(83 years, 208 days)