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Friday, December 26, 1947
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The Headlines
DRAMATIC RESCUES SPARE 3 IN A FIRE; Mother Tosses Infant 30 Feet Onto Blanket From Third Floor in Brooklyn DRAMATIC RESCUES SPARE 3 IN A FIRE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra with Vaughn Monroe
#1 at the box office
Captain from Castile
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
You Share a Birthday With
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Charles Babbage (1791)
- Henry Miller (1891)
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194)
- Yun Ch'iho (1864)
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
28,652 days ago
(78 years, 182 days)