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Thursday, May 23, 1946
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The Headlines
PIT STRIKES RISE DESPITE SEIZURE; 89,500 Men in Pennsylvania Are Idle as Thousands Walk Out in Other States PIT STRIKES RISE DESPITE SEIZURE 20,000 Are Idle in Kentucky Indiana Shaft Pits Are Closed
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On This Day
The start of a two-day tornado outbreak across the Central United States that spawned at least 15 significant tornadoes.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Hans Frank (1900)
- Otto Lilienthal (1848)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
29,233 days ago
(80 years, 33 days)