From the day
On the date
Tuesday, July 20, 1943
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The Headlines
Americans Close In on Enna; Axis Center Is Breaking Up; ALLIES IN SICILY NEAR RAIL CENTER
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
You'll Never Know
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
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
30,272 days ago
(82 years, 342 days)