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Sunday, September 16, 1945
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The Headlines
DEVEREUX OF WAKE URGES STRONG BASES; Aboard U.S. Warship, He Tells of Fight Costing Foe 3,700-- New Camps Found in Japan
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Till the End of Time
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
On This Day
World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923)
- Lauren Bacall (1924)
- B. B. King (1925)
- Karl Dönitz (1891)
- Henry V of England (1386)
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
29,482 days ago
(80 years, 282 days)