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Wednesday, June 14, 1944
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The Headlines
'A MERE BEGINNING'; Allied Chief Warns Foe of 'Larger Pattern' in Report to Roosevelt PRAISES HIS TROOPS Commander Says They Overcame Hazards Not Equaled in History 'A MERE BEGINNING,' SAYS EISENHOWER
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I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
Harry James and His Orchestra with Dick Haymes
The must-have
Slinky
On This Day
World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Che Guevara (1928)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736)
- Karl Landsteiner (1868)
- Alois Alzheimer (1864)
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
29,941 days ago
(82 years, 11 days)