From the day
On the date
Monday, January 4, 1943
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The Headlines
2 SHOT, 1 FATALLY, POLICEMAN IS HELD; Veteran of 20 Years on Force Charged With Homicide as Result of Brooklyn Row 2 SHOT, 1 FATALLY; POLICEMAN IS HELD
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Gao Xingjian (1940)
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Brian Josephson (1940)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Colossus Computer, Slinky & Aqualung (Scuba).
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
30,469 days ago
(83 years, 174 days)