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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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#1 on Your Hit Parade

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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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1944

  • Kilroy was here

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)