From the day
On the date
Tuesday, July 25, 1950
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The Headlines
U.S. Navy Not to Aid Quemoy Fight a Chinese Red Invasion; Junks Near Quemoy U.S. WILL NOT AID QUEMOY FIGHT REDS Invasion Peril Greater U.S. Air Watch Reported
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Duchess of Idaho
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Elias Canetti (1905)
- Rosalind Franklin (1920)
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1922)
- Gavrilo Princip (1894)
- Arthur Balfour (1848)
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
27,709 days ago
(75 years, 334 days)