From the day
On the date
Saturday, November 11, 1950
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The Headlines
CHINESE CONTINUE MARCH INTO KOREA DESPITE AIR BLOWS; Reinforcements Pour Over River Even as B-29's Rip Still Another Key Supply Base FIGHTING ON GROUND LAGS Marines Near Major Reservoir --Fierce Raiding Carried Out by Red Guerrilla Bands
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Rio Grande
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821)
- Kurt Vonnegut (1922)
- Paracelsus (1493)
- Daniel Ortega (1945)
- George S. Patton (1885)
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
27,601 days ago
(75 years, 226 days)