Monday, April 18, 1949

From the day

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The Headlines

King George's Greeting

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Cruising Down the River

Russ Morgan and His Orchestra with The Skylarks

#1 at the box office

The must-have

LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)

On This Day

• The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations.

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You Share a Birthday With

• David Ricardo (1772)
• Michael D. Higgins (1941)
• James Woods (1947)
• Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
• Samuel P. Huntington (1927)

Slang

Tech Check

45 RPM Vinyl, Atomic Clock & Crash Test Dummies.

Cost of Living (1940)