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On the date
Thursday, March 2, 1950
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The Headlines
HOUSE BODY URGES DEFENSE CHANGES; It Asks Security Council, Not Military, Set Goals--Denfeld Ouster Called 'Reprisal' HOUSE BODY URGES DEFENSE CHANGES Haste Called Dangerous
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cinderella
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1931)
- Pope Pius XII (1876)
- Pope Leo XIII (1810)
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937)
- Benedict of Nursia (480)
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
27,854 days ago
(76 years, 114 days)