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Thursday, July 22, 1943
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER SEES SLOWER ADVANCE; British and Canadians Face Most Difficult Task, Allied Commander Asserts EISENHOWER SEES SLOWER ADVANCE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
You'll Never Know
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
On This Day
World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
Wikipedia →World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
- Louise Fletcher (1934)
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
30,269 days ago
(82 years, 339 days)