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Tuesday, January 25, 1949

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The Headlines

ISRAEL RECOGNITION DECIDED BY BRITAIN; FRANCE GRANTS TIES; Announcement Is Expected in Commons During Debate on Palestine Tomorrow 5 MORE NATIONS MAY ACT Moves by Benelux Countries, Australia and New Zealand Are Predicted in London BRITAIN TO ACCEPT ISRAEL AS A STATE

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

A Little Bird Told Me

Evelyn Knight and the Stardusters

The must-have

LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)

On This Day

  • The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.

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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

28,255 days ago

(77 years, 150 days)