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Mar
RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS
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Dec
RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS
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12
Nov
FIRST “DRIVE-IN” BANK ON THIS DAY IN 1946
The date was November 12, 1946. The place was the Exchange National
Bank of Chicago. The innovation was called a "drive-in bank."

29
Oct
RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS
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26
Oct
HUGE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE IN 1949
President Truman signs the Fair Labor Standards Act.
U.S. President Harry Truman, declaring the federal minimum wage ought to be
nearly double, raised the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. The
increase is roughly the equivalent of a wage today jumping to $10.70 from
$5.70 an hour.

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