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On the date
Tuesday, March 25, 1947
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The Headlines
TELEPHONE STRIKE IS SET FOR APRIL 7; Union's Policy Committee Says Stoppage Can Be Averted Only by an Agreement Telephone Workers Plan Strike Throughout the Nation on April 7
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Heartaches
Ted Weems and His Orchestra with Elmo Tanner
#1 at the box office
The Best Years of Our Lives
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
On This Day
An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Elton John (1947)
- Aretha Franklin (1942)
- Béla Bartók (1881)
- Catherine of Siena (1347)
- Norman Borlaug (1914)
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
28,927 days ago
(79 years, 92 days)