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On the date
Wednesday, December 5, 1945
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The Headlines
U.S BACKING CHINA, BYRNES DECLARES; Secretary Restates Policy on Eve of Hurley Hearing in Senate Committee
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It's Been a Long, Long Time
Bing Crosby with Les Paul and His Trio
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
On This Day
Flight 19, a group of TBF Avengers, disappears in the Bermuda Triangle.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Walt Disney (1901)
- Martin Van Buren (1782)
- Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927)
- Werner Heisenberg (1901)
- Józef Piłsudski (1867)
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
29,402 days ago
(80 years, 202 days)