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On the date

Monday, June 14, 1943

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The Headlines

U.S. RAIDS HEAVY; Cost Held 'Not Too High for Results' in Hits on U-Boat Bases RAF BOMBS RUHR AGAIN Bochum Chief Target, With 24 Planes Missing -- Thunderbolt Sweeps Destroy 5 Nazis U.S. RAIDS HEAVY ON KIEL, BREMEN

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Taking a Chance on Love

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1943

  • Loose lips sink ships

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

30,307 days ago

(83 years, 12 days)