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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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The Gypsy
Dinah Shore
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
You Share a Birthday With
- John Quincy Adams (1767)
- Giorgio Armani (1934)
- Alexander Prokhorov (1916)
- Robert the Bruce (1274)
- Yul Brynner (1920)
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
29,185 days ago
(79 years, 350 days)