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Monday, December 21, 1942
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The Headlines
College Point Has Icy Dunkerque; 160 Brave 2 Below Cold in Test; COAST GUARD 'EVACUATING' CIVILIANS IN ZERO WEATHER COLLEGE POINT HAS OWN DUNKERQUE
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
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804)
- Hu Jintao (1942)
- Heinrich Böll (1917)
- Jane Fonda (1937)
- Frank Zappa (1940)
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
30,483 days ago
(83 years, 188 days)