From the day
On the date
Saturday, July 10, 1943
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The Headlines
RAF Pounds Cologne Again In 1,000-Ton 'Repeat' Attack; RAF HITS COLOGNE IN REPEAT ATTACK
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
On This Day
World War II: Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, begins.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Nikola Tesla (1856)
- Marcel Proust (1871)
- Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
- John Calvin (1509)
- Alice Munro (1931)
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
30,281 days ago
(82 years, 351 days)