From the day
On the date
Monday, April 3, 1950
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The Headlines
SENATORS TO DECIDE TODAY ON SUBPOENA FOR LATTIMORE FILE; Red Inquiry Subcommittee Is 'Interested' in McCarthy's Papers on Professor HICKENLOOPER IN DISSENT Wisconsin Republican Calls a 'Quite Important' Press Parley This Morning
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cinderella
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Marlon Brando (1924)
- Helmut Kohl (1930)
- Jane Goodall (1934)
- Washington Irving (1783)
- Doris Day (1922)
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
27,822 days ago
(76 years, 82 days)