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On the date

Thursday, November 25, 1943

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The Headlines

U.S. NAVAL VICTORY; Light Force Engages Foe Off Bougainville and Hits 5 of 6 Ships NONE OF OURS DAMAGED Allied Liberators Sink Enemy Cargo Vessel Off Halmahera, Southeast of Philippines

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Paper Doll

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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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

30,143 days ago

(82 years, 213 days)