Monday, July 12, 1943

From the day

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The Headlines

Canada Thirsty, Has Lots of Beef; Mayor Offers Liquor-Meat Swap; MAYOR PROPOSES LIQUOR-MEAT SWAP

#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: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Pablo Neruda (1904)
• Henry David Thoreau (1817)
• Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
• Buckminster Fuller (1895)
• Bill Cosby (1937)

Slang

Tech Check

Colossus Computer, Slinky & Aqualung (Scuba).

Cost of Living (1940)