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On the date
Monday, August 27, 1945
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The Headlines
Chinese Red Chief Accepts Chiang's Third Bid to Parley; OUR NAVY GETS UP FULL STEAM AS IT HEADS FOR JAPAN
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)
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
29,503 days ago
(80 years, 303 days)