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Wednesday, July 21, 1943
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The Headlines
DAMAGE TO SHRINES IS KEPT TO MINIMUM; Observer on Rome Raid Says Church Reported Hit Was at Switchyard's Edge DAMAGE TO SHRINES IS KEPT TO MINIMUM
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
- Rudolph A. Marcus (1923)
- Don Knotts (1924)
- Norman Jewison (1926)
- Janet Reno (1938)
- Eduard Streltsov (1937)
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
30,270 days ago
(82 years, 340 days)