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Sunday, February 18, 1945

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The Headlines

Investors Active in New Jersey; Store and Farm Realty Acquired; Taxpayers Purchased in East Orange and Linden--Demand Continues for Small Homes Over Wide Area

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Rum and Coca-Cola

The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra

The must-have

Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

On This Day

  • World War II: American and Brazilian troops kick off Operation Encore in Northern Italy, a successful limited action in the Northern Apennines that prepares for the western portion of the Allied Spring offensive.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1945

  • Who's on first?

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

29,692 days ago

(81 years, 127 days)