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On the date
Thursday, April 3, 1947
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The Headlines
U.N. COUNCIL VOTES OUR TRUSTEESHIP OF PACIFIC ISLES; Security Body Unanimously Approves U.S. Proposal With No Important Changes AUSTIN WARNINGS HEEDED Use of Veto Is Disclaimed, but American Makes Clear That Plan Could Be Withdrawn U.N. COUNCIL VOTES U.S. TRUSTEESHIP
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Marlon Brando (1924)
- Helmut Kohl (1930)
- Jane Goodall (1934)
- Washington Irving (1783)
- Doris Day (1922)
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
28,919 days ago
(79 years, 84 days)