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Tuesday, April 24, 1945

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The Headlines

DEFENSES CRUSHED; Red Army Holds Third of Capital--Pankow District Captured FRANKFORT IS SEIZED Cottbus Citadel Falls-- Koneff Striking for Tempelhof Airfield

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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

29,627 days ago

(81 years, 62 days)