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Friday, October 12, 1945
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The Headlines
Building Strikers' Demands Met; Arbitrator Sets Up 10-Year Peace; KEY FIGURES IN SETTLEMENT OF BUILDING DISPUTE
Read in The New York Times →#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
World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
Wikipedia →The Lao Issara took control of Laos' government and reaffirmed the country's independence.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
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
Meanwhile
- Post-WWII Expansion — The 'Golden Age' of capitalism begins.
Time Elapsed
29,456 days ago
(80 years, 256 days)