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Saturday, August 28, 1943
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The Headlines
Mayor Names as School Adviser Woman He Fought as 'Lame Duck'; MAYOR GIVES JOB TO HIS 'LAME DUCK'
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In the Blue of Evening
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
On This Day
Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749)
- Paul Martin (1938)
- Jack Kirby (1917)
- Godfrey Hounsfield (1919)
- C. Wright Mills (1916)
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
30,233 days ago
(82 years, 303 days)