From the day
On the date
Saturday, April 20, 1946
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The Headlines
Byrnes Invites Soviet to Begin Talks on Billion Loan Request; ASKS SOVIET VIEWS ON LOAN OF BILLION
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Oh! What It Seemed to Be
Frank Sinatra
#1 at the box office
Dragonwyck
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
On This Day
The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Napoleon III (1808)
- Joan Miró (1893)
- Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939)
- Harold Lloyd (1893)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
29,267 days ago
(80 years, 67 days)