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On the date
Thursday, August 19, 1943
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The Headlines
Americans' Way Lit by Full Moon On Last Night of Battle for Messina; MESSINA IN DEFEAT: OUR MEN FIND A BOMB-WRECKED CITY AS THEY REACH FINAL GOAL OF SICILIAN CAMPAIGN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
In the Blue of Evening
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
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
30,242 days ago
(82 years, 312 days)