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On the date
Wednesday, November 22, 1950
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The Headlines
IMPELLITTERI AIDES CANVASS FOR VOTES IN FIGHT ON DESAPIO; Open Drive to Get Committee Members to Reject Tammany Chief for Elections Post APPEAL UP IN COURT TODAY Call for Meeting Next Monday Night in Manhattan Center, Capacity 5,000, Planned
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
King Solomon's Mines
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Charles de Gaulle (1890)
- André Gide (1869)
- George Eliot (1819)
- Terry Gilliam (1940)
- Abigail Adams (1744)
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
27,589 days ago
(75 years, 214 days)