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On the date

Sunday, December 5, 1943

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The Headlines

RANGERS CRUSHED AT TORONTO, 11 TO 4; New York Sextet Still Seeks First Victory -- Hamilton of Leafs Drives Four Goals RANGERS CRUSHED AT TORONTO, 11 TO 4

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Paper Doll

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

On This Day

  • World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

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

30,133 days ago

(82 years, 203 days)