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On the date
Thursday, October 7, 1943
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The Headlines
CARDS' 2 HOMERS BEAT YANKEES, 4-3, AND EVEN SERIES; Marion and Sanders Connect as Cooper Pitches and Wins Despite Death of Father
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sunday, Monday or Always
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Desmond Tutu (1931)
- Henry A. Wallace (1888)
- Harry Kroto (1939)
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
30,193 days ago
(82 years, 263 days)