From the day
On the date
Tuesday, December 20, 1949
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The Headlines
NEW COUP IN SYRIA OUSTS ARMY CHIEF; Hinnawi Arrested by Officers Opposing Union With Iraq Under Rule of King
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Mule Train
Frankie Laine and the Muleskinners
#1 at the box office
The Great Lover
The must-have
LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)
You Share a Birthday With
- Kim Young-sam (1927)
- Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
- John III of Sweden (1537)
- Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
- Irene Dunne (1898)
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
27,927 days ago
(76 years, 187 days)