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On the date
Sunday, June 20, 1943
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The Headlines
Dorothy Paget's Straight Deal, 15-1, Takes English Derby by a Head at Newmarket
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Taking a Chance on Love
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
On This Day
World War II: The Royal Air Force launches Operation Bellicose, the first shuttle bombing raid of the war. Avro Lancaster bombers damage the V-2 rocket production facilities at the Zeppelin Works while en route to an air base in Algeria.
Wikipedia →The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jacques Offenbach (1819)
- Martin Landau (1928)
- Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928)
- Errol Flynn (1909)
- Sigismund III Vasa (1566)
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
30,301 days ago
(83 years, 6 days)