From the day
On the date
Thursday, February 13, 1947
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
CITY BOARD REJECTS TRANSIT FARE RISE AS TAX ON THE POOR; Estimate Board Rejects Fare Rise As 'Harsh Tax' on Poor Families
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
The King Cole Trio
#1 at the box office
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Robert Malthus (1766)
- William Shockley (1910)
- Georges Simenon (1903)
- Ivan Krylov (1769)
- Paul Biya (1933)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Transistor, Polaroid Land Camera & Defibrillator.
Style of 1947
Silhouette: Cinched waist and full skirt (The New Look)
Material: Taffeta and tulle
- Gloves
- Structured hips
- Matching sets
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
28,967 days ago
(79 years, 132 days)