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Sunday, September 30, 1945

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The Headlines

BIG FIVE ACCEPT NEW JAPAN PLAN; Meeting in Washington Called to Map Occupation Policy-- Control Group Predicted

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Till the End of Time

Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra

The must-have

Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

On This Day

  • The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43.

    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

29,468 days ago

(80 years, 268 days)