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On the date
Sunday, March 19, 1950
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The Headlines
HIGH WINDS SNARL 2 RAILROADS HERE AND LASH SHIPPING; Pennsylvania and Long Island Trains Delayed Up to 2 Hours by Short-Circuited Signals LINERS BUFFETED AT SEA Two Storms Hamper Crossings of the Atlantic--Bargeman Drowns in New York Bay
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Francis
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- David Livingstone (1813)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906)
- Philip Roth (1933)
- Mario Monti (1943)
- Albert Speer (1905)
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
27,837 days ago
(76 years, 97 days)