From the day
On the date
Thursday, February 4, 1943
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The Headlines
War Work Order Sends 30,000 To U.S. Job Offices Here in Day; 30,000 HERE SEEK JOBS IN WAR WORK
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
There Are Such Things
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
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
30,437 days ago
(83 years, 142 days)