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On the date
Monday, August 14, 1950
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The Headlines
AVIATION TERMINAL TO COST $4,000,000 SET FOR FIRST AVE.; Triborough Authority Reaches Accord With Major Airlines --City Approval Needed PARKING GARAGE INCLUDED New Facility Between 37th and 38th Streets Slated to Be Ready Late in 1951
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Treasure Island
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Wim Wenders (1945)
- Richard R. Ernst (1933)
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
27,689 days ago
(75 years, 314 days)