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Thursday, June 26, 1947

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The Headlines

NAVY FAVORS SALE OF 100 SHIPS TO AID AMERICAS DEFENSE; Proposes Transferring Craft to Bolster Latin American and Canadian Fleets GREAT LAKES DANGER SEEN Eisenhower Says Area Would Be One of First Targets of Enemy Air Forces NAVY FAVORS SALE OF 100 U.S. VESSELS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)

Perry Como and the Satisfiers with Lloyd Shaffer and His Orchestra

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1947

  • A diamond is forever

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 ExpansionThe 'Golden Age' of capitalism begins.

Time Elapsed

28,835 days ago

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