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Tuesday, September 27, 1949

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The Headlines

ATOMIC TALKS SEEN ON ENDURING BASIS; Move by U. S., Britain, Canada Tied to Soviet Development -- Hickenlooper Accuses AEC

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

That Lucky Old Sun

Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, and Carl Fischer

The must-have

LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)

On This Day

  • Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.

    Wikipedia →

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

28,010 days ago

(76 years, 270 days)