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On the date
Sunday, October 29, 1950
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The Headlines
BARKLEY MAKES BID HERE FOR ELECTION OF ALL DEMOCRATS; Records of Pecora, Lehman, Lynch Praised at Tammany Rally at Cooper Union 1,600 APPLAUD SPEAKERS Pecora Replies to Impellitteri by Saying He Snubbed Costello at Party
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
All About Eve
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Goebbels (1897)
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938)
- Abdullah Gül (1950)
- Franz von Papen (1879)
- Richard Dreyfuss (1947)
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
27,613 days ago
(75 years, 238 days)