From the day
On the date
Tuesday, September 23, 1947
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The Headlines
Arabs Plan Break With West If U.N. Partitions Palestine; ARABS WARN WEST ON PALESTINE SPLIT
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Near You
Unknown Artist
#1 at the box office
Life with Father
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
On This Day
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes South Khorasan in Iran, killing over 500 people.
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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
28,745 days ago
(78 years, 275 days)