From the day
On the date
Friday, January 6, 1950
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The Headlines
U.S. Plans Aid Programs To Push Recovery in Asia; Series of Projects for French Indo-China, Indonesia, Philippines, Korea and Japan in Various Stages of Development RECOVERY IN ASIA AIM OF U.S. PLANS Seeks to Promote Recovery Nearly $90,000,000 Available
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
On the Town
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Joan of Arc (1412)
- Kahlil Gibran (1883)
- Kim Dae-jung (1924)
- Carl Sandburg (1878)
- Adriano Celentano (1938)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Credit Cards, Pager & Otis Elevators (Self-Service).
Style of 1950
Silhouette: Hourglass and tailored
Material: Cotton and poodle cloth
- Poodle skirts
- Twinsets
- Cat-eye glasses
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
27,909 days ago
(76 years, 169 days)