From the day
On the date
Wednesday, January 13, 1943
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The Headlines
More Seized in Darlan Death; Others Are Reported Freed; NEW ARRESTS MADE IN DARLAN KILLING
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
There Are Such Things
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 101 (101)
- Wilhelm Wien (1864)
- Sydney Brenner (1927)
- Paul Feyerabend (1924)
- Chaïm Soutine (1893)
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
30,459 days ago
(83 years, 164 days)