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Thursday, May 1, 1947
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The Headlines
Foreign Relief Cut Affirmed; House Jolts Bipartisan Policy; Resurgence of Isolationism Seen in 333-66 Vote for Slash to $200,000,000 -- State Department Is Reported Distressed HOUSE CONFIRMS FOREIGN RELIEF CUT
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Heartaches
Unknown Artist
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The Egg and I
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
On This Day
Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769)
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852)
- Joseph Addison (1672)
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881)
- Joseph Heller (1923)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
28,890 days ago
(79 years, 55 days)