From the day
On the date
Tuesday, June 20, 1950
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The Headlines
City's Reservoirs, 94% Full, Top Year Ago by 412,000,000 Gallons; WATER IN STORAGE ABOVE A YEAR AGO
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Father of the Bride
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Jacques Offenbach (1819)
- Martin Landau (1928)
- Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928)
- Errol Flynn (1909)
- Sigismund III Vasa (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
27,744 days ago
(76 years, 4 days)