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On the date
Monday, August 15, 1949
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The Headlines
3 TO BE QUESTIONED ON VAUGHAN GIFTS; 'Ad' Man Named by General as a Donor of Freezers and 2 Makers of Units Called SENATORS SUMMON THREE ON FREEZERS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como with Orchestra conducted by Mitchell Ayres
#1 at the box office
Look for the Silver Lining
The must-have
LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)
You Share a Birthday With
- Napoleon (1769)
- Walter Scott (1771)
- Louis de Broglie (1892)
- Sri Aurobindo (1872)
- Gerty Cori (1896)
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
28,053 days ago
(76 years, 313 days)