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Thursday, July 11, 1946

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The Headlines

HILLMAN DIES AT 59 OF A HEART ATTACK; Truman Pays Tribute to Labor Leader--CIO-PAC Ties With Democrats Shaken Sidney Hillman Dies of a Heart Attack at 59 Industry To Close Tomorrow A Pioneer in Cooperation A Political Prisoner Trail Blazer in Arbitration THE PRESIDENT MOURNS Other Leaders in Many Fields Pay Tribute to Hillman

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

The Gypsy

Dinah Shore

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

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

29,185 days ago

(79 years, 350 days)