From the day
On the date
Sunday, October 24, 1943
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The Headlines
Ralph Ingersoll's Moving Narrative of His First North African Battle; THE BATTLE IS THE PAY-OFF. By Ralph Ingersoll. 217 pp. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. $2. One Soldier's Baptism by Fire
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Pistol Packin' Mama
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Gi
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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
30,175 days ago
(82 years, 245 days)