From the day
On the date
Tuesday, November 7, 1950
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The Headlines
REGROUPING SEEN; Army Spokesman Warns Enemy May Not Have Abandoned Fight VITAL ROAD STILL SECURE Attacks of North Koreans and Chinese Reds Fall Short of Key Allied Supply Line Night Attack Beaten Back REDS PULLED BACK IN KOREA SURPRISE Well-Trained Troops Used 24 Miles From Manchuria
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
All About Eve
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Marie Curie (1867)
- Albert Camus (1913)
- Leon Trotsky (1879)
- James Cook (1728)
- C. V. Raman (1888)
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
27,604 days ago
(75 years, 229 days)