From the day
On the date
Friday, February 19, 1943
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The Headlines
Goebbels Asks Total Unity Before Red 'Invasion' Threat; Goebbels Calls for Total Effort Before Soviet 'Invasion' Threat
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: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- André Breton (1896)
- Saparmurat Niyazov (1940)
- David Gross (1941)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
30,422 days ago
(83 years, 127 days)