From the day
On the date
Friday, December 14, 1945
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The Headlines
Japanese Tells of Sinking U.S. Cruiser by Torpedoes; Fired Six at Warship and Scored Three Hits, Submarine Officer Says at McVay Trial-- Defense Protests at Testimony Fail
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Chickery Chick
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Nancy Norman, Billy Williams and the Kaye Choir
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
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
29,393 days ago
(80 years, 193 days)