From the day
On the date
Monday, July 9, 1945
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The Headlines
War News Summarized
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
- Donald Rumsfeld (1932)
- Edward Heath (1916)
- Hassan II of Morocco (1929)
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
- Ben Roy Mottelson (1926)
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
29,551 days ago
(80 years, 351 days)