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On the date
Friday, January 26, 1945
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The Headlines
Foe Now Perils Strasbourg; 1,685 Nazi Vehicles Smashed; GERMANS INCREASE STRASBOURG PERIL 1,685 Vehicles Are Hit Foe Aims to Surround Haugenau
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Don't Fence Me In
Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
On This Day
World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- Angela Davis (1944)
- Charles XIV John (1763)
- Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
29,715 days ago
(81 years, 150 days)