From the day
On the date
Monday, April 26, 1943
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The Headlines
NAZIS SAY U-BOAT SANK U.S.S. RANGER; Aircraft Carrier Said to Have Been Destroyed While Guarding North Atlantic Convoy NAZIS SAY U-BOAT SANK U.S.S. RANGER
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I've Heard That Song Before
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
On This Day
The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889)
- AD 121 (121)
- AD 757 (757)
- Eugène Delacroix (1798)
- I. M. Pei (1917)
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
30,357 days ago
(83 years, 62 days)