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On the date

Saturday, September 25, 1943

From the day

Memories from that day

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The Headlines

DNIEPER BATTLE ON; Nazis Evacuate Bastion of Central Front -- Kiev in Peril FOE RETREATING IN KUBAN Red Army Takes 466 Towns as Nazis Abandon Supplies -- Berlin Radio Gloomy DNIEPER BATTLE ON; SMOLENSK FALLS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Sunday, Monday or Always

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

30,205 days ago

(82 years, 275 days)