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On the date

Saturday, September 4, 1943

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The Headlines

ADVANCE REPORTED; Reggio Calabria, Scilla Taken by 8th Army, Axis Declares AIR COVER CONSTANT Heavy Resistance Met at First -- Our Planes See None of Enemy's ADVANGE REPORTED IN SOUTHERN ITALY

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#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

Catchphrases of 1943

  • Loose lips sink ships

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

30,225 days ago

(82 years, 295 days)