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Sunday, April 22, 1945

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The Headlines

SENATORS' 2 RUNS IN THE 1ST INNING TOP YANKEES, 2-1; Bonham Yields Three of the Four Hits Off Him, All Singles, at the Start DERRY'S TRIPLE EFFECTIVE Sends Metheny Home in Third --Wolff Gives 4 Blows --McCarthy Is 58

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'm Beginning to See the Light

Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen

The must-have

Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

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

29,630 days ago

(81 years, 65 days)