From the day
On the date
Friday, May 26, 1950
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The Headlines
Wildcat Strike Halts Building Of Atom Plants at Oak Ridge; Walkout by 3,000 A. F. L. Workers Ties Up Big Construction Project--Davis of Labor Panel and Union Order Men Back
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Big Hangover
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- John Wayne (1907)
- Miles Davis (1926)
- Pope Clement VII (1478)
- Jeremy Corbyn (1949)
- Mehmed III (1566)
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
27,769 days ago
(76 years, 29 days)