From the day
On the date
Tuesday, June 3, 1947
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The Headlines
Slowdown on IRT Forecast As TWU Asks Gross' Ouster; Transportation Board Head Is Denounced at Union Rallies -- Motormen Prepare to Fight Revival of Davis Plan SLOWDOWN ON IRT REPORTED PLANNED
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Mam'selle
Art Lund
#1 at the box office
Duel in the Sun
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
You Share a Birthday With
- Raúl Castro (1931)
- George V (1865)
- Josephine Baker (1906)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926)
- Jefferson Davis (1808)
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
28,857 days ago
(79 years, 22 days)