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Monday, September 3, 1945

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The Headlines

Army Cuts Release Points To 80 for Men, 41 for Wacs; Designed to Speed Discharges ARMY CUTS POINTS TO 80 FOR RELEASE Fewer Skills Now Needed

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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)

On This Day

  • A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.

    Wikipedia →

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

29,495 days ago

(80 years, 295 days)