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On the date

Tuesday, May 7, 1946

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The Headlines

Balance Sheet of World Resources Proposed to U.N. as Roosevelt Idea; RESOURCES SURVEY IS PROPOSED TO U.N. Suggested to Secretariat Russian Surprises Experts

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Prisoner of Love

Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

  • Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

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

29,249 days ago

(80 years, 49 days)