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Sunday, May 20, 1945
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The Headlines
HARD COAL STRIKE TO END TOMORROW; Lewis and Operators Agree to Contract Providing $1.37 Over-All Daily Pay Rise
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sentimental Journey
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
- James Stewart (1908)
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
29,601 days ago
(81 years, 36 days)