From the day
On the date
Monday, May 24, 1943
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The Headlines
'Gas' Ban Clears Highways; OPA Hails Motorists' Spirit; BAN CLEARS ROADS OF PLEASURE CARS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
That Old Black Magic
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Bob Dylan (1941)
- Queen Victoria (1819)
- Joseph Brodsky (1940)
- Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743)
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
30,328 days ago
(83 years, 33 days)