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Thursday, November 22, 1945

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The Headlines

GERMANS PLOTTED IN '40 TO FIGHT U.S., JACKSON CHARGES; Opening Speech to War-Crimes Court Quotes Order to Get Bases in Atlantic ALL PLEAD NOT GUILTY Motion for Dismissal Fails-- Wehrmacht Code Cited to Spike Defense Pleas Exhibits to Be Delayed GERMANS PLOTTED IN '40 TO FIGHT U.S. Anticipates Defense Knew Orders Were Illegal Defendants Attentive Hess Snaps Out "Nein" Sauckel and Jodl Verbose Report on Hess Expected

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

It's Been a Long, Long Time

Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen

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

29,416 days ago

(80 years, 216 days)