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On the date
Tuesday, September 19, 1950
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The Headlines
GERMAN AIMS SET; Attack on West Republic Would Be Resisted by Atlantic Big Three FOR POLICE UNIT OF 30,000 Other Accords Are Achieved on Raising Steel Output and Utilizing Labor
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
My Blue Heaven
The must-have
Silly Putty
On This Day
Korean War: An attack by North Korean forces was repelled at the Battle of Nam River.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William Golding (1911)
- Jeremy Irons (1948)
- Henry III of France (1551)
- Masatoshi Koshiba (1926)
- Emil Zátopek (1922)
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
27,653 days ago
(75 years, 278 days)