From the day
On the date
Monday, March 4, 1946
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The Headlines
World News Summarized
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Personality
Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
On This Day
Field Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim, the 6th president of Finland, resigns from his position for health reasons.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678)
- Miriam Makeba (1932)
- Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769)
- Alpha Condé (1938)
- Prince Henry the Navigator (1394)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Mobile Car Phones, Tupperware & Bikini.
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
29,313 days ago
(80 years, 113 days)