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Friday, April 23, 1943
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The Headlines
ALLIED RING HOLDS; Germans Lose 27 Tanks in Furious Lunge at British in North 8TH ARMY PUSHES 3 MILES Grenades and Bayonets Win Ground in Hills -- U. S. and French Patrols Busy ALLIED RING HOLDS ROMMEL'S THRUSTS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I've Heard That Song Before
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The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- William Shakespeare (1564)
- Max Planck (1858)
- James Buchanan (1791)
- Halldór Laxness (1902)
- Shirley Temple (1928)
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
30,360 days ago
(83 years, 65 days)