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On the date
Tuesday, June 13, 1950
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The Headlines
BRITISH REPORTER IN JAPAN WARNED; London Times Correspondent Called Persona Non Grata by Top MacArthur Aide BRITISH REPORTER IN JAPAN WARNED
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
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
- Ban Ki-moon (1944)
- W. B. Yeats (1865)
- John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888)
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
27,751 days ago
(76 years, 11 days)