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On the date
Monday, August 9, 1943
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The Headlines
FOE FLEES IN SICILY; Eighth Army Captures Adrano and Bronte -- Gains on Coast ENEMY MAY BE TRAPPED Americans in North Only 10 Miles From Their Allies -- Ships Shell Shores FOE FLEES IN SICILY AS ALLIES ADVANCE
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
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Romano Prodi (1939)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
- Leonid Kuchma (1938)
- Tove Jansson (1914)
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
30,251 days ago
(82 years, 321 days)