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Friday, April 13, 1945
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The Headlines
TRUMAN IS SWORN IN THE WHITE HOUSE; Members of Cabinet on Hand as Chief Justice Stone Administers the Oath TRUMAN SWORN IN IN CABINET'S ROOM Cabinet Sees the Ceremony Secret Service on the Alert
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
29,638 days ago
(81 years, 73 days)