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Tuesday, August 13, 1946

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The Headlines

RUSSIAN NOTE ASKS SHARE IN DEFENSE OF TURKISH STRAITS; Proposes That Future Regime for Dardanelles Be Limited to Black Sea Countries ANKARA OPPOSES DEMAND Soviet Thought to Be Seeking Bases--Turkey to Receive Support From Britain Joint Defense Is Sought Bases Asked, Press Says RUSSIAN NOTE ASKS DARDANELLES ROLE Britain to Back Turks Military Base Indicated Acceptable to the British

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

To Each His Own

Unknown Artist

#1 at the box office

Night and Day

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Gi

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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

29,151 days ago

(79 years, 316 days)