From the day
On the date
Thursday, July 8, 1943
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
Giraud Reaches Washington; Greeted With 17-Gun Salute; GENERAL GIRAUD ARRIVING IN NATION'S CAPITAL YESTERDAY
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
30,283 days ago
(82 years, 353 days)