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Wednesday, February 26, 1947
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The Headlines
11 of B-29 Saved in Arctic Flown Home in 21 Hours; 11 FLIERS, RESCUED, BACK FROM ARCTIC
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Managua, Nicaragua
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra with Stuart Wade
#1 at the box office
The Jolson Story
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
You Share a Birthday With
- Victor Hugo (1802)
- Ariel Sharon (1928)
- Johnny Cash (1932)
- Christopher Marlowe (1564)
- Nadezhda Krupskaya (1861)
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
28,954 days ago
(79 years, 119 days)