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Saturday, April 21, 1945
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER SEES ENEMY DOOM NEAR; Says Germans in West Totter on 'Threshold of Defeat'-- Junction Expected Soon EISENHOWER SEES ENEMY DOOM NEAR
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My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
On This Day
World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Elizabeth II (1926)
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
29,630 days ago
(81 years, 65 days)