On the date

Saturday, November 20, 1943

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The Headlines

Banned Petain Speech Gave Plan to End Laval Powers; PETAIN PLAN SEEN FOR CURB ON LAVAL

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1943

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

30,149 days ago

(82 years, 219 days)