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Thursday, April 29, 1943
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The Headlines
ALLIES WORK TO END SOVIET-POLISH RIFT; Sikorski Regime Drops Move for Inquiry -- Moscow Talks of New Exile Government
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
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Duke Ellington (1899)
- Harold Urey (1893)
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
30,354 days ago
(83 years, 59 days)