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Friday, November 23, 1945

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The Headlines

AMERICANS ABROAD AND AT HOME MARK THANKSGIVING DAY; Millions of Families Celebrate Their Soldiers' Return as Peace Brightens Holiday FOOD IS ABUNDANT FOR ALL Special Dinners Are Given for Those Still in Service and the Homeless and Needy New Fervor Marks Observance President Goes to Church THANKFUL NATION REJOICES IN PEACE Abundance of Food for All

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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

29,415 days ago

(80 years, 215 days)