From the day
On the date
Friday, March 3, 1950
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The Headlines
PEACE GROUP SEEKS U.S. ENTRY PERMIT; Delegation Headed by Picasso Waits in Paris--Would Ban Arms Race, Atomic War PEACE GROUP SEEKS U.S. ENTRY PERMIT Replies to Telegram 3 Senators Oppose Visas
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cinderella
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
- Georg Cantor (1845)
- William Godwin (1756)
- Ion Iliescu (1930)
- Ragnar Frisch (1895)
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
27,853 days ago
(76 years, 113 days)