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On the date
Wednesday, May 10, 1950
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT SUBMITS FOUR NEW REFORMS; Reorganization Proposals Sent to Congress as Senate Unit Rejects Two Out of 21
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Fred Astaire (1899)
- Heydar Aliyev (1923)
- Gustav Stresemann (1878)
- Karl Barth (1886)
- Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788)
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
27,785 days ago
(76 years, 45 days)