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Monday, September 6, 1943
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The Headlines
Allies Free Sicilian Workers To Bargain as They Do Here; SICILIAN WORKERS FREED BY ALLIES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sunday, Monday or Always
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
On This Day
The Monterrey Institute of Technology is founded in Monterrey, Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America.
Wikipedia →Pennsylvania Railroad's premier train derails at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, killing 79 people and injuring 117 others.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Roger Waters (1943)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
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
30,223 days ago
(82 years, 293 days)