From the day
On the date
Sunday, June 13, 1943
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The Headlines
ONE-DAY TRIUMPH; Allied Troops Land on Second Italian Isle After Surrender
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Taking a Chance on Love
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
- W. B. Yeats (1865)
- John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888)
- Thomas Young (scientist) (1773)
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
30,308 days ago
(83 years, 13 days)