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On the date

Monday, October 22, 1945

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The Headlines

Russia, Ignoring Allies, Decides To Exchange Envoys With Austria; SOVIET WILL SEND ENVOY TO AUSTRIA Renner Is Gratified

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)

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

Meanwhile

  • Post-WWII ExpansionThe 'Golden Age' of capitalism begins.

Time Elapsed

29,447 days ago

(80 years, 247 days)