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On the date
Saturday, December 12, 1942
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The Headlines
TEACHER IS BEATEN BY ANGRY MOTHER AS CLASS LOOKS ON; Woman Instructor in Brooklyn School Attacked Day After Appeal for Police Aid MAYOR SCORES PROTESTS In Letter to Dr. Buck He Denies Problems of Discipline Exist -- Wade Calls for Reports TEACHER IS BEATEN BY ANGRY MOTHER
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White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Frank Sinatra (1915)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Connie Francis (1937)
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
30,491 days ago
(83 years, 196 days)