From the day
On the date
Monday, September 6, 1948
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The Headlines
U.S. SAYS BULGARS FRAMED OUR AIDE; Sofia Announcement Charges Vice Consul Was Ousted in July for Espionage Acts U.S. Says Bulgars Framed Aide; Sofia States He Was Ousted as Spy
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
You Call Everybody Darlin'
Unknown Artist
#1 at the box office
A Date with Judy
The must-have
Scrabble
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Roger Waters (1943)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
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 Expansion — The 'Golden Age' of capitalism begins.
Time Elapsed
28,396 days ago
(77 years, 291 days)