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Monday, May 28, 1945
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The Headlines
TEN HOUSING UNITS TO COST $95,000,000; U.S. and State to Supply the Funds--Mayor Will Stump for Rent Subsidy Referendum
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sentimental Journey
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
You Share a Birthday With
- Ian Fleming (1908)
- Patrick White (1912)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759)
- Edvard Beneš (1884)
- Bülent Ecevit (1925)
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
29,594 days ago
(81 years, 29 days)