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On the date
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
Read in The New York Times →#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)
You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
29,627 days ago
(81 years, 62 days)