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On the date
Thursday, September 30, 1943
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The Headlines
ALLIES RACE AHEAD; Naval Guns Aid Advance -- Germans Fall Back Before Our Armor
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 United States Merchant Marine Academy is dedicated by President Roosevelt.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Rumi (1207)
- Elie Wiesel (1928)
- Truman Capote (1924)
- Jean Perrin (1870)
- Pope Nicholas IV (1227)
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
30,199 days ago
(82 years, 269 days)