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Thursday, March 11, 1943
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The Headlines
TAX PLAN IS VOTED; Pay-as-You-Go Dropped by House Committee and Fight Looms MINORITY GIRDS FOR FRAY After 16-9 Division Favoring Present System, Wage Levy, Republicans Plan Talk TAX PLAN IS VOTED; FLOOR FIGHT LOOMS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I've Heard That Song Before
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Rupert Murdoch (1931)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920)
- Urbain Le Verrier (1811)
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
30,402 days ago
(83 years, 107 days)