From the day
On the date
Monday, December 11, 1950
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The Headlines
WAGE-PRICE CURBS SPURRED IN CAPITAL BY MOTOR REFUSALS; Senate Leaders of Both Parties Urge the Quick Application of Mandatory Controls APPEALS HELD FRUITLESS Tax Hearings to Move Ahead in Upper Chamber Today-- House Bill Called 'Open'
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
- Naguib Mahfouz (1911)
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918)
- Hector Berlioz (1803)
- Robert Koch (1843)
- Max Born (1882)
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
27,571 days ago
(75 years, 196 days)