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On the date

Sunday, July 17, 1949

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The Headlines

VANGUARD OF LIONS HERE FOR SESSIONS; First of the 30,000 Expected Visitors Arrive for Second Consecutive Convention VANGUARD OF LIONS HERE FOR SESSIONS THE LIONS ROAR INTO TOWN

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)

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

28,082 days ago

(76 years, 342 days)