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Thursday, May 17, 1945

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The Headlines

Churchill Sees Eisenhower; Limits Allied Rule in Reich; GERMANS TO SHARE BURDEN OF RULING Doenitz Plays on Necessity British Delegate Unnamed

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

There! I've Said It Again

Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra with Vaughn Monroe and the Norton Sisters

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

29,604 days ago

(81 years, 39 days)