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Wednesday, August 22, 1945

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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

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1945

  • Who's on first?

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)