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On the date
Saturday, April 24, 1943
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The Headlines
NAVY REVEALS U.S. HOLDS ELLICE ISLES; Base, Established 'for Some Time,' Increases Protection of Our Route to Australia JAPANESE SHIP GOING DOWN AFTER ATTACK BY U.S. SUBMARINE NAVY REVEALS U.S. HOLDS ELLICE ISLES
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
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
30,359 days ago
(83 years, 64 days)