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On the date
Wednesday, July 28, 1943
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The Headlines
Where Mussolini Is Mystifies Europe
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: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Popper (1902)
- Ludwig Feuerbach (1804)
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929)
- Marcel Duchamp (1887)
- Beatrix Potter (1866)
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
30,263 days ago
(82 years, 333 days)