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Thursday, September 8, 1949

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The Headlines

Germans Open Parliament, Demand End to Dismantling; Koehler and Arnold Elected to Head Two Houses -- Defeat Angers Ehard BONN PARLIAMENT FORMALLY OPENED ELECTED IN GERMANY

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)

Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

The must-have

LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1949

  • Big Brother is watching you

Tech Check

45 RPM Vinyl, Atomic Clock & Crash Test Dummies.

Cost of Living (1940)

Loaf of Bread

$0.08

Gallon of Gas

$0.18

Average Home

$2,938

New Car

$850

Time Elapsed

28,029 days ago

(76 years, 289 days)