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Tuesday, May 25, 1943
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The Headlines
House to Vote on Poll Tax; Lifts Bills From Committee; Goes on Record 268 to 110 for Action on Measures to End Levy -- 2-Hour Debate Set for Today After Strong Words HOUSE APPROVES VOTE ON POLL TAX
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That Old Black Magic
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803)
- Pieter Zeeman (1865)
- Ian McKellen (1939)
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803)
- Igor Sikorsky (1889)
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
30,327 days ago
(83 years, 32 days)