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Sunday, August 15, 1948

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The Headlines

ASKS TIGHTER LAWS AGAINST ESPIONAGE; Administration Drafting Bill to Permit Wire-Tapping and Bar Limit on Prosecution

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

You Call Everybody Darlin'

Al Trace and His New Orchestra with Bob Vincent

The must-have

Scrabble

On This Day

  • The First Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established in the southern half of the peninsula.

    Wikipedia →

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

28,418 days ago

(77 years, 313 days)