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Tuesday, March 12, 1946

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The Headlines

PRAVDA DENOUNCES CHURCHILL'S SPEECH AS THREAT OF WAR; Moscow Paper Says Briton Plans to Liquidate UNO and Rule World by Force-- RETURN TO OLD ROLE SEEN-- But Long Editorial Stresses That His Proposals Were Not Well Received by Press Charges Seen Confirmed PRAVDA DENOUNCES CHURCHILL SPEECH Radio Attacks Churchill

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Oh! What It Seemed to Be

Frankie Carle and His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1946

  • It's a Wonderful Life

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 ExpansionThe 'Golden Age' of capitalism begins.

Time Elapsed

29,305 days ago

(80 years, 105 days)