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Friday, September 7, 1945
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The Headlines
TOKYO ENTRY NEAR MacArthur to Raise Flag on U.S. Embassy as Troops Arrive READY FOR HUGE TASK 3,000,000 in Home Force to Be Supplanted by Occupation Units; Ban on Tokyo Visits Lifted Tactical" Phase Under Way 7,000,000 OF FOE BEING DISARMED Japanese Troop Allocations Occupation Units Identified Ominato Emissaries Arrive Rules Issued to Japanese
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
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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
29,491 days ago
(80 years, 291 days)