From the day
On the date
Saturday, August 14, 1943
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The Headlines
Poll of 1847 Cited, Challenged As Albany Vacancy Nears Ruling; 1847 POLL IS CITED ON WALLACE POST
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
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Richard R. Ernst (1933)
- René Goscinny (1926)
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
30,246 days ago
(82 years, 316 days)