From the day
On the date
Wednesday, February 19, 1947
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The Headlines
Senate GOP Group Votes 4 1/2 Billion Cut in Budget; SENATE GOP VOTES $4.5 BILLIONS CUT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Open the Door, Richard!
Count Basie and His Orchestra with Harry Edison and Bill Johnson
#1 at the box office
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- Saparmurat Niyazov (1940)
- André Breton (1896)
- David Gross (1941)
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
28,961 days ago
(79 years, 126 days)