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On the date
Wednesday, January 25, 1950
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The Headlines
DEWEY DROPS PLAN TO TAP RESERVES; State Chiefs Reverse Decision on Tax Fund--New Economy Planned to Balance Budget DEWEY DROPS PLAN TO TAP RESERVES Dewey Rejects Proposal
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Sands of Iwo Jima
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Virginia Woolf (1882)
- Robert Burns (1759)
- Vladimir Vysotsky (1938)
- W. Somerset Maugham (1874)
- Robert Boyle (1627)
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
27,891 days ago
(76 years, 151 days)