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On the date
Friday, May 20, 1949
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The Headlines
U. S. Rests Case in Red Trial; Judge Limits Dismiss Moves; U. S. RESTS ITS CASE IN COMMUNISTTRIAL
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)
Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
#1 at the box office
Flamingo Road
The must-have
LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)
On This Day
In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
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
28,140 days ago
(77 years, 35 days)