Sunday, July 6, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

3 Air Stowaways Land Here From Sweden, 2 Are Sought; 3 AIR STOWAWAYS LAND FROM SWEDEN

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Peg o' My Heart

Buddy Clark

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

• The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.

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• Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.

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You Share a Birthday With

• George W. Bush (1946)
• Frida Kahlo (1907)
• 14th Dalai Lama (1935)
• Sylvester Stallone (1946)
• Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940)

Slang

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)