From the day
On the date
Thursday, January 7, 1943
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The Headlines
Conscientious Objectors Total Only 6,277 of Millions Called Up; VALID OBJECTORS TOTAL ONLY 6,277
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Millard Fillmore (1800)
- Pope Gregory XIII (1502)
- Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858)
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
- Bernadette Soubirous (1844)
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
30,465 days ago
(83 years, 170 days)