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Sunday, May 9, 1943
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The Headlines
THREE NAVY CREWS IN SEVERN SWEEP; Varsity Beats Four Opponents but Princeton, Third Behind M.I.T., Wins Childs Cup THREE NAVY CREWS IN SEVERN SWEEP
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
- J. M. Barrie (1860)
- Howard Carter (1874)
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
- Glenda Jackson (1936)
- Sophie Scholl (1921)
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
30,343 days ago
(83 years, 48 days)