From the day
On the date
Wednesday, August 22, 1945
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
DE GAULLE'S VISIT TODAY HELD VITAL; U.S. Relations With Western Europe and His Own Future Said to Depend on It DE GAULLE'S VISIT TODAY HELD VITAL Desires in Europe
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
You Share a Birthday With
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
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
29,507 days ago
(80 years, 307 days)