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Thursday, February 18, 1943
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The Headlines
Tokyo Cruiser Believed Sunk, Submarines Get 5 More Ships; JAPANESE CRUISER IS PROBABLY SUNK
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I Had the Craziest Dream
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
On This Day
World War II: The Nazis arrest the members of the White Rose movement.
Wikipedia →World War II: Joseph Goebbels delivers his Sportpalast speech.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Toni Morrison (1931)
- Alessandro Volta (1745)
- Ramakrishna (1836)
- Mary I of England (1516)
- Yoko Ono (1933)
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
30,424 days ago
(83 years, 129 days)