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Tuesday, April 10, 1945
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The Headlines
SOVIET GAINS SWIFT; Capital's Main Buildings Around 'Ring' Taken-- Nazis Fight Hard KOENIGSBERG FALLS 42,000 Prisoners Taken by Red Army as East Prussia Siege Ends Prisoners Exceed 42,000 RUSSIANS CAPTURE HEART OF VIENNA
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I'm Beginning to See the Light
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
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
29,641 days ago
(81 years, 76 days)