From the day
On the date
Wednesday, September 4, 1946
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
TRUCK TIE-UP CUTS DELIVERY OF FOOD; NEGOTIATIONS HALT; NO FFAR OF FAMINE Mayor Reassures Public and Union Pledges Flow of Supplies ARRIVING VEHICLES PARK Stoppage of at Least a Week Is Forecast--Some Drivers Press Stronger Demands
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
To Each His Own
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra with Stuart Wade
#1 at the box office
Notorious
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
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
29,130 days ago
(79 years, 295 days)