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Sunday, April 2, 1944
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The Headlines
PEAK HELD BEFORE; Mile-High Crest 13 Miles Northeast of Cassino Taken From Foe LINES IN TOWN UNCHANGED Enemy Forays Fail There and on Beachhead -- Germans Bombard Eighth Army PEAK HELD BEFORE CAPTURED IN ITALY
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Mairzy Doats
The Merry Macs
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
- Émile Zola (1840)
- AD 747 (747)
- 181 (181)
- Giacomo Casanova (1725)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Harvard Mark I Computer, Kidney Dialysis Machine & Synthesized Quinine.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
30,015 days ago
(82 years, 85 days)