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On the date
Tuesday, August 8, 1950
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The Headlines
FOE'S LOSSES HIGH; AMERICANS ADVANCING TOWARD CHINJU U.S. Advance Gains Up to Five Miles; Communist Losses Are High 45,400 Total Casualties Iron Bridge Blown Up U.S. Drive Reaches Sagong Only Supply Road Is Cut U.S. Gains on Northern Flank
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Three Little Words
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Paul Dirac (1902)
- Dustin Hoffman (1937)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)
- Ernest Lawrence (1901)
- Roger Penrose (1931)
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
27,695 days ago
(75 years, 320 days)