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On the date

Monday, June 7, 1948

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The Headlines

Syrians' Pincers in North Drives Back Israeli Force; Defenders Give Ground on Lebanese Border, but Cling to Stronghold -- Egyptians Are Still Held in Southern Trap DESTRUCTION FROM THE AIR, ARABS JOIN JEWS AS ALLIES SYRIAN PRESSURE APPLIED IN NORTH

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

You Can't Be True, Dear

Ken Griffin with Jerry Wayne

The must-have

Scrabble

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1948

  • Dewey Defeats Truman

Tech Check

Long-Playing Record (LP), Velcro & Holography Theory.

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

28,487 days ago

(78 years, 17 days)