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On the date
Saturday, March 10, 1945
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The Headlines
12 Japanese Ships Sunk by Submarines
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: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander III of Russia (1845)
- Chuck Norris (1940)
- Sepp Blatter (1936)
- Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452)
- Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503)
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
29,673 days ago
(81 years, 108 days)