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On the date

Monday, November 1, 1943

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The Headlines

5TH ARMY GRINDS ON; Captures Two Towns as Eighth Army Flanks Road to Isernia U.S. SHIPS SHELL ENEMY American Planes Return to Genoa and Strike Targets on Italian Riviera 5TH ARMY GRINDS ON IN ITALIAN ADVANCE

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Paper Doll

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

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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

30,168 days ago

(82 years, 238 days)