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Friday, June 4, 1943
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The Headlines
Front Page 1 -- No Title; Congress Gets Security Bill Adapting Beveridge Plan Wagner, Murray and Dingell Offer Measure to Provide Jobless, Illness, Old Age and Post-War Benefits for All BILL WOULD WIDEN SOCIAL SECURITY
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I've Heard That Song Before
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
On This Day
A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo.
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You Share a Birthday With
- George III (1738)
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867)
- Karolos Papoulias (1929)
- François Quesnay (1694)
- Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877)
Slang
Slang of the decade
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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
30,317 days ago
(83 years, 22 days)