From the day
On the date
Wednesday, December 19, 1945
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The Headlines
Pay Demand on GM Stands At 30 Per Cent, UAW Says; STRIKERS STOP OFFICE WORKERS FROM ENTERING GM PLANT
Read in The New York Times →#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)
On This Day
John Amery, British Fascist, is executed at the age of 33 by the British Government for treason.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Édith Piaf (1915)
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
- Albert A. Michelson (1852)
- Pratibha Patil (1934)
- Philip V of Spain (1683)
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
29,388 days ago
(80 years, 188 days)