From the day
On the date
Saturday, March 1, 1947
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The Headlines
SPAULDING ORDERS BUFFALO TEACHERS TO RETURN MONDAY; TEACHERS ORDERED TO RETURN MONDAY
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
On This Day
The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frédéric Chopin (1810)
- Yitzhak Rabin (1922)
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
- Harry Belafonte (1927)
- David Niven (1910)
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
28,952 days ago
(79 years, 117 days)