From the day
On the date
Sunday, June 27, 1943
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The Headlines
HUGHSON, RED SOX, TOPS YANKEES, 4-1; Beats Champions Eighth Time in Row -- First in League to Win 9 Games This Year HUGHSON, RED SOX, TOPS YANKEES, 4-1
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
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
30,294 days ago
(82 years, 364 days)