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Thursday, June 28, 1945
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The Headlines
LEAVES STATE POST; Secretary's Resignation as Successor to Hull Accepted by President LAUDS HIS PARLEY WORK Truman Asks Stettinius to Represent Him in Dealings With Senate on Charter Stettinius to Aid Senate STETTINIUS GETS U.S. POST IN LEAGUE
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Sentimental Journey
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
On This Day
Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712)
- Peter Paul Rubens (1577)
- Luigi Pirandello (1867)
- Muhammad Yunus (1940)
- Henry VIII (1491)
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
29,563 days ago
(80 years, 363 days)