From the day
On the date
Saturday, May 20, 1950
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The Headlines
POLICE ARE SEEKING 25 ERICKSON AIDES; Told to 'Pick Up on Sight' Men Named in Records Seized in Gambler's Offices POLICE ARE SEEKING 26 ERICKSON AIDES Tax Form Lists Aide Link to State Senate
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Annie Get Your Gun
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
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
27,776 days ago
(76 years, 36 days)