From the day
On the date
Saturday, January 9, 1943
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
SEA BATTLE SAVED CONVOY FOR RUSSIA; British Destroyers Held at Bay Major Nazi Warships Till Cruiser Aid Arrived SEA BATTLE SAVED CONVOY FOR RUSSIA
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Joan Baez (1941)
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
30,463 days ago
(83 years, 168 days)